A Haplotype-Resolved Genome Assembly of the Long-Spined Sea Urchin Diadema antillarum, a Keystone Caribbean Reef Herbivore
Background/Objectives: The long-spined sea urchin Diadema antillarum is a keystone herbivore whose grazing maintains Caribbean coral reefs; basin-wide mass mortalities in 1983–1984 and 2022 have made genomic resources a conservation priority, yet no nuclear genome existed for the species. We aimed to generate the first...