A chromosome-level genome assembly for the brown sea cucumber from the Galápagos Islands, Isostichopus fuscus.

Summary: The brown sea cucumber lives in the shallow waters of the Galápagos Islands. Sadly, because of too much fishing and changes in the climate, it has become an endangered species. To help save these sea animals, scientists mapped out their entire DNA (called a genome). They used advanced tools to read the DNA and found that the sea cucumber has 23 chromosomes, which is exactly the same number humans have! This high-quality DNA map will help researchers protect the sea cucumbers and understand how they can survive in changing oceans.