The complete genome sequence of Androctonus mauritanicus, the Moroccan black thick-tailed scorpion.

Abstract

Androctonus mauritanicus is a large scorpion indigenous to North Africa. Notable for its extremely potent venom, it is responsible for several human deaths a year. We present the whole genome sequence of this species. Illumina sequencing was performed on a genetic sample from a single wild-caught individual. The reads were assembled using a de novo method followed by a finishing step. The raw and assembled data are publicly available via GenBank: Sequence Read Archive (SRR10738938) and Assembly (GCA_011317285).