Draft Genome Sequence of a Novel Species of Halococcus (Strain IIIV-5B), an Endophytic Archaeon Isolated from the Leaf Tissue of Avicennia germinans.

Strain IIIV-5B was isolated from the leaf tissue of the black mangrove, Avicennia germinans This microorganism belongs to the genus Halococcus Here, we present the draft genome sequence of strain IIIV-5B, a novel species of this genus. The 3,869,808-bp genome has a G+C content of 63.9% and around 3,812 coding sequences.