A retraction reveals misidentification of species in genome sequencing data, affecting published findings.
<ns3:p> 4 <ns3:sup>th</ns3:sup> December 2025: The article by Li R, Li J, Lopez JV et al. The genome sequence of the horse’s hoof clam, <ns3:italic>Hippopus hippopus</ns3:italic> (Linnaeus, 1758) [version 1; peer review: 3 approved with reservations] <ns3:italic>Wellcome Open Research</ns3:italic> 2024, <ns3:bold>9</ns3:bold> :131 ( <ns3:ext-link xmlns:ns4="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" ext-link-type="uri" ns4:href="https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.21137.1">https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.21137.1</ns3:ext-link> ) has been retracted from <ns3:italic>Wellcome Open Research</ns3:italic> by the Editorial Team. After the data was published, it was discovered that the species sequenced was not <ns3:italic>Hippopus hippopus</ns3:italic> , but a member of the <ns3:italic>Tridacna</ns3:italic> genus. The accompanying data record was suppressed. </ns3:p>
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