Metagenome profiles of common emergent Caribbean sponges collected from temporary artificial reef in the Florida Keys, USA in Jan 2022

Sponges are prevalent on Caribbean coral reefs and are important filter-feeders that can influence seawater nutrient composition. This study examined the metagenome profiles of sponge species that were also used for examination of nutrient processing. The metagenome profiles (BioProject PRJNA1256488) showed convergence in several nitrogen pathways (e.g., dissimilatory, assimilatory nitrate reduction, denitrification) but differences in the taxonomic composition of those pathways. Additional analysis of the metagenome profiles is ongoing. Included in this dataset are accession information, collection metadata, and sample preparation data for common emergent Caribbean sponges collected from temporary artificial reef in the Florida Keys in January 2022.