Climate change rapidly warms the ocean and marine species often move northwards for suitable habitats. Stony coral, Alveopora japonica, is observed more frequently for the last few years in temperate sea like Jeju Island, South Korea. To understand the ecological consequences such as habitat formation and fate of this species in changing environment, unraveling the genetic makeup of the species is essential. We sequenced the transcriptome of the A. japonica holobionts using Illumina HiSeq2000 platform. De novo assembly and analysis of coding regions predicted 108,636 coding sequences consisted of the coral host and residing Symbiodinium. Homology analysis showed the gene contents from our assembly are comparable to other sequenced corals and Symbiodiniums. The reference assembly of A. japonica will be a valuable resource to study the ecological characteristics of this species in the marine benthic ecosystem.
1.APEC Climate Ctr, Busan 48058, South Korea 2.Korea Inst Ocean Sci & Technol, South Sea Environm Res Ctr, Geoje 53201, South Korea 3.Univ Sci & Technol, Fac Marine Environm Sci, Geoje 53201, South Korea 4.Korea Inst Ocean Sci & Technol, Marine Biotechnol Res Ctr, Busan 49111, South Korea