Creolimax fragrantissima strain:CCCM101 Genome sequencing and assembly. Creolimax fragrantissima strain:CCCM101

The ichthyosporean Creolimax fragrantissima is a close relative of animals that undergoes coenocytic development. Creolimax utilizes dynamic regulation of alternative splicing, long inter-genic non-coding RNAs and co-regulated gene modules associated with animal multicellularity in a cell-type specific manner. Additionally, the secretome reveals adaptations to a fungal-like lifestyle. This genome is important towards understanding the origins of animal multicellularity and the evolution of fungal-like lifestyles in an independent Opisthokont clade.