Images and microbiome data of Antarctic deep-water sponges (Demospongiae and Hexactinellida) collected during expeditions PS96 and JR17003a in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica

• Main Authors: Federwisch, Luisa, Leys, Sally P, Janussen, Dorte, Linse, Katrin, Hentschel, Ute, Busch, Kathrin
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2024
• Subjects: 16S rRNA; Antarctic; AWI_BPP; Bentho-Pelagic Processes @ AWI; Demospongiae; Hexactinellida; Histology; JR17003a; microbes; microbiome; microscopy; PS96; sequencing; Sponges; ultrastructure; Weddell Sea; Antarc*; Antarctica; Berichte zur Polar- und Meeresforschung; Reports on Polar and Marine Research
• Online Access: https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.965868; https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.965868

Sponges (Porifera) host diverse and species-specific communities of microbial symbionts with which they maintain tight interactions. However, knowledge on the microbiomes of sponges from deep waters and remote polar areas is still scarce, especially for the sponge class Hexactinellida. Therefore, ou...