The chromosomal genome sequence of the sponge, Geodia parva Hansen, 1885 (Tetractinellida: Geodiidae) and its associated microbial metagenome sequences

<ns3:p> We present a genome assembly from an individual <ns3:italic>Geodia parva</ns3:italic> (sponge; Porifera; Demospongiae; Tetractinellida; Geodiidae). The genome sequence has a total length of 113.34 megabases. Most of the assembly (99.89%) is scaffolded into 21 chromosomal pseudomolecules. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled, with a length of 18.04 kilobases. Gene annotation of this assembly by Ensembl identified 20 464 protein-coding genes. From the metagenome data, we recovered 241 bins, of which 69 were high-quality MAGs. The microbial profile was characteristic of high microbial abundance (HMA) sponges with bins representing 17 different phyla and candidate phyla. Most MAGs were affiliated with the phyla Pseudomonadota, Acidobacteriota and Chloroflexota as well as several candidate phyla ( <ns3:italic>Ca.</ns3:italic> Latescibacteria, <ns3:italic>Ca.</ns3:italic> Poribacteria and <ns3:italic>Ca.</ns3:italic> Binatota). </ns3:p>