The chromosomal genome sequence of a demosponge, Phyllospongia foliascens (Pallas, 1766) (Dictyoceratida: Thorectidae) and its associated microbial metagenome sequences
<ns5:p> We present a genome assembly from a specimen of <ns5:italic>Phyllospongia foliascens</ns5:italic> (Porifera; Demospongiae; Dictyoceratida; Thorectidae). The genome sequence has a total length of 402.95 megabases. Most of the assembly (90.14%) is scaffolded into 14 chromosomal pseudomolecules. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled, with a length of 16.78 kilobases. From the metagenome data, we recovered 43 bins, of which 25 were high-quality MAGs. Most MAGs were affiliated with the Pseudomonadota (Alpha- and Gammaproteobacteria). </ns5:p>
Authors
- Elizabeth Sinclair (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3133-537X)
- Noah Gettle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3407-4086)
- Ute Hentschel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0596-790X)
- Nicole Webster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7615-5541)
- Graeme Oatley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0896-9994)
- Heidi M. Luter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7810-7076)
- Dirk Erpenbeck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2716-1085)
- Muhammad Azmi Abdul Wahab (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4088-9652)
- Richard L. O’Brien (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5433-3202)
- EBI Aquatic Symbiosis Genomics Data Portal Team
- Aquatic Symbiosis Genomics Project Leadership
- Eerik Aunin
- Victoria McKenna
- Haoyu Niu
- Sara C. Bell
- Camilla Santos
- Michael Paulini
Institutions
- University of Tasmania (AU)
- Australian Institute of Marine Science (AU)
- Wellcome Sanger Institute (GB)
- GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (DE)
- Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie (DE)
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Wellcome Open Research
- Published
- 2026-07-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.27310.1
- Primary Topic
- Marine Sponges and Natural Products
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Wellcome Trust