Gill tissue samples of lucinid species sampled in a Caribbean seagrass beds

Three different lucinid species were sampled in the same seagrass bed dominated by Thalassia testudinum and Syringodium filiforme on Guadeloupe: Codakia orbicularis, Ctena imbricatula, Clathrolucina costata. Sampling took place in March 2021, May 2022 and March 2023 and on the 02 May 2023. All samples were collected and processed using identical protocols. RNA was extracted and ribosomal RNA was depleted, libraries were prepared for Illumina and sequenced on a NextSeq 2000. DNA was extracted and libraries were constructed for Illumina sequencing, which was carried out on a NextSeq 2000 platform.