Morchella eohespera strain:m200 Genome sequencing

We performed de novo sequencing and assembly of M. eohespera strain m200 genome using the third generation Nanopore sequencing platform. The whole genome size of M. eohespera was 53.81 Mb with a contig N50 of 1.93 Mb, and the GC content was 47.70%. A total of 9,189 protein-coding genes were annotated. Molecular dating showed that M. eohespera differentiated with its relativer M. conica at ~19.03 Mya (million years ago) in Burdigalian. Evolutionary analysis showed that 657 gene families were contracted and 244 gene families expanded in M. eohespera versus the related morel species.