The chromosome-level genome sequences of the freshwater sponge, Spongilla lacustris (Linnaeus, 1759) and the chlorophyte cobiont Choricystis sp., and the associated microbial metagenome sequences [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

Abstract

We present a genome assembly from an individual Spongilla lacustris (freshwater sponge; Porifera; Demospongiae; Spongillida; Spongillidae). The genome sequence is 248.7 megabases in span. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 23 chromosomal pseudomolecules. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 28.04 kilobases in length. A 14.6-megabase genome assembly of the green algal cobiont Choricystis sp. (Chlorophyta; Trebouxiophyceae) was scaffolded into 16 chromosomal pseudomolecules. Additionally, three bacterial metagenome bins were recovered from the same sample. Gene annotation of this assembly at Ensembl identified 30,435 protein coding genes.

Keywords

• Spongilla lacustris
• freshwater sponge
• genome sequence
• chromosomal
• Spongillida; microbial metagenome assembly
• eng