The chromosomal genome sequence of the sponge Phakellia ventilabrum (Linnaeus, 1767) and its associated microbial metagenome sequences

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Authors: Sergi Taboada, Ana Farrar Riesgo, Kathrin Busch, Dirk Erpenbeck, Ute Hentschel, Carles Galià‐Camps, Graeme Oatley, Elizabeth Sinclair, Eerik Aunin, Noah Gettle, Camilla Itapary dos Santos, Michael Paulini
+5 more Haoyu Niu, Victoria McKenna, Richard L. O’Brien, EBI Aquatic Symbiosis Genomics Data Portal Team, Aquatic Symbiosis Genomics Project Leadership
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Abstract

(Porifera; Demospongiae; Bubarida; Bubaridae). The genome sequence has a total length of 211.92 megabases. Most of the assembly (99.97%) is scaffolded into 25 chromosomal pseudomolecules. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 24.36 kilobases in length. Gene annotation of this assembly by Ensembl identified 21 622 protein-coding genes. Thirty-three binned genomes were generated from the metagenome assembly, of which eight were classified as high-quality metagenome assembled genomes (MAGs) and of which four of the MAGs are fully circular. The MAGs were taxonomically assigned to Pseudomonadota (i.e. Candidatus Poriferihabitaceae), Nitrospirota, Nitrospinota, and the archaeal Nitrosopumilus clade.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Marine Sponges and Natural Products Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis

Publication details

Journal / source
Wellcome Open Research
Volume
11
Pages
15–15
Publication date
6 January 2026
Language
EN