Genomic insights into kin selection and developmental conflict in co-occurring hairworm parasites

Many parasites manipulate the behaviour or appearance of their host to improve their own survival or transmission, with manipulation timing tightly linked to a parasite’s developmental stage. However, host manipulations are complicated by the presence of co-occurring parasites within the same host. Conspecific co-occurring parasites of similar developmental stages, may interact collaboratively to manipulate a host. However, co-occurring parasites of different developmental stages will conflict with one another- especially when the manipulation is fatal to developmentally immature co-occurring parasites. Kin selection further complicates these interactions by predicting that closely related co-occurring parasites may not interfere with the other’s manipulation. Co-occurring hairworm (Nematomorpha) parasites are common, and the water seeking manipulation mature worms induce is likely lethal to co-occurring juvenile worms. To understand the role that kin selection may have on these interac..., , # Genomic insights into kin selection and developmental conflict in co-occurring hairworm parasites

Dataset DOI: [10.5061/dryad.70rxwdcc2](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.70rxwdcc2)

## Description of the data and file structure

Genome and gff files for the hairworm *Gordius paranensis*.

Step used to assemble and annotate the genome are available from here: [GitHub - eddydowle/Hairworm_genome_and_kinrelationships: Code and scripts for hairworm genome and kinship estimate works](https://github.com/eddydowle/Hairworm_genome_and_kinrelationships)

Raw reads are available from NCBI project code: PRJNA1234713. Genome ID JBMBTH000000000.

### Files and variables

#### File: W136_annotation_full_swissprot_interproscan.gff

**Description:** gff annotation file

#### File: flye_W136_porechop_racon_medaka_purgeddup_scaff10x_tigmint_arcs_min50_hithairworm_rescues_rail_ragtag_nextpolish_renamed.fasta

**Description:** genome fasta file

## Code/software

Code available from here:

[GitHub - eddydo...,