Desmodesmus costato-granulatus (Skuja) Hegewald 2000 (Sphaeropleales, Chlorophyta) is a small, spineless green alga that is abundant in the freshwater phytoplankton of oligo- to eutrophic waters worldwide. It has a high lipid content and is considered for sustainable production of diverse compounds, including biofuels. Here, we report the draft whole-genome shotgun sequencing of D. costato-granulatus strain SAG 18.81. The final assembly comprises 48,879,637 bp with over 4,141 scaffolds. This whole-genome project is publicly available in the CNSA (https://db.cngb.org/cnsa/) of CNGBdb under the accession number CNP0000701.

Desmodesmus costato-granulatus（Skuja）Hegewald 2000（Sphaeropleales，Chlorophyta）是一种小型，无刺的绿藻，在全球的淡水到富营养化水体的浮游植物中含量丰富。它具有很高的脂质含量，被认为可以可持续生产包括生物燃料在内的多种化合物。在这里，我们报告D.costato-granulatus菌株SAG 18.81的全基因组shot弹枪测序草案。最终的组装物包含48,879,637 bp，超过4,141个支架。该全基因组项目可在CNGBdb的CNSA（https://db.cngb.org/cnsa/）中以登录号CNP0000701公开获得。