Data from: De novo sequencing, assembly, and annotation of four threespine stickleback genomes based on microfluidic partitioned DNA libraries

The threespine stickleback is a geographically widespread and ecologically
highly diverse fish that has emerged as a powerful model system for
evolutionary genomics and developmental biology. Investigations in this
species currently rely on a single high-quality reference genome, but
would benefit from the availability of additional, independently sequenced
and assembled genomes. We present here the assembly of four new
stickleback genomes, based on the sequencing of microfluidic partitioned
DNA libraries. The base pair lengths of the four genomes reach 92–101% of
the standard reference genome length. Together with their de novo gene
annotation, these assemblies offer a resource enhancing genomic
investigations in stickleback.