Schematic overview of the workflow used for sequencing, genome size estimation, assembly and annotation of the M. jurtina genome. 1. An artist’s impression of a female M. jurtina (samples collected from multiple fields and processed for DNA extraction); 2. Multiple sequencing approaches adopted along with genome characterization using genome scope; 3. Genome assembly using a hybrid approach; 4. Genome completeness assessment; 5. De novo genes prediction and repeat detection; 6. Functional annotation; 7. Comparative analysis. Note that transcriptome data (orange segment) were obtained from publicly available sources at NCBI and only used for genome annotation.