The chromosomal genome sequence of the fragile freshwater sponge, Eunapius fragilis (Leidy, 1851) and its associated microbial metagenome sequences

Sally Leys; Ute Hentschel; Cole Easson; Damon Stinson; Jose V. Lopez; Graeme Oatley; Rebecca O'Brien

doi:10.12688/wellcomeopenres.24165.1

The chromosomal genome sequence of the fragile freshwater sponge, Eunapius fragilis (Leidy, 1851) and its associated microbial metagenome sequences

Sally Leys
, Ute Hentschel
, Cole Easson
, Damon Stinson
, Jose V. Lopez
, Graeme Oatley
, Rebecca O'Brien

Department of Biological Sciences

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Abstract

We present a genome assembly from a specimen of Eunapius fragilis (fragile freshwater sponge; Porifera; Demospongiae; Spongillida; Spongillidae). The genome sequence has a total length of 218.91
megabases. Most of the assembly (99.98%) is scaffolded into 23 chromosomal pseudomolecules. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 28.5 kilobases in length. Gene annotation of
this assembly on Ensembl identified 26,614 protein-coding genes. Additionally, eight high-quality bacterial metagenomes belonging to the Bacteroidota and Pseudomonadota phyla were assembled.

Original language	American English
Publisher	Wellcome Trust
Number of pages	15
Volume	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.24165.1
State	Submitted - May 23 2025

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Name	Wellcome Open Research
ISSN (Print)	2398-502X

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This work was funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation through a grant (GBMF8897) to the Wellcome Sanger Institute to support the Aquatic Symbiosis Genomics Project, and by Wellcome through core funding to the Wellcome Sanger Institute (220540). Collection of this specimen was funded by Undergraduate Research Experience and Creative Activity (URECA) awarded to Damon Stinson.

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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

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Eunapius fragilis
fragile freshwater sponge
genome sequence
chromosomal
microbial metagenome

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