The chromosomal genome sequence of the sponge, Rhopaloeides odorabile Thompson, Murphy, Bergquist & Evans, 1987 (Dictyoceratida: Spongiidae) and its associated microbial metagenome sequences

<ns3:p> We present a genome assembly from an individual <ns3:italic>Rhopaloeides odorabile</ns3:italic> (Porifera; Demospongiae; Dictyoceratida; Spongiidae). The genome sequence has a total length of 291.63 megabases. Most of the assembly (98.17%) is scaffolded into 17 chromosomal pseudomolecules. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled, with a length of 16.42 kilobases. From the metagenome data, we recovered 162 bins, of which 96 were high-quality MAGs. <ns3:italic>R. odorabile</ns3:italic> displays a characteristic high microbial abundance sponge profile, with MAGs representing diverse phyla (i.e., Acidobacteriota, Pseudomonadota, and Chloroflexota) and candidate phyla (i.e., <ns3:italic>Ca.</ns3:italic> Latescibacteria, <ns3:italic>Ca.</ns3:italic> Poribacteria, and <ns3:italic>Ca.</ns3:italic> Tectomicrobia). </ns3:p>