Genome and transcriptome of marine ciliate Schmidingerella arcuata

This work sequenced, assembled, and analyzed the micronuclear(MIC) genome and macronuclear(MAC) transcriptome of Schmidingerella arcuata, a marine ciliate (class Spirotrichea, order Tintinnida). Sequencing of both MIC and MAC allowed for the study of S. arcuata's genome architecture, which included patterns of DNA elimination, scrambling, and inversion. Analysis also included the functional annotation of both genome and transcriptome assemblies. This work represents a new resource for the study of ciliate genomic architecture, and provides a detailed genomic counterpart to ecological research on this model microzooplankter.