Table 1 Relative abundances, as proportion of 16S rRNA gene reads, of selected prokaryotic taxa in eel guts and marine snow aggregates. *Indicates proportion (%) of samples where Cyanobacteria account for >0.5% of reads. **Indicates proportion (%) of samples where Alphaproteobacteria account for >20% of reads.

From: Gelatinous plankton is important in the diet of European eel (Anguilla anguilla) larvae in the Sargasso Sea

 

n

Phylum Cyanobacteria

Genus Trichodesmium sp.

Genus Synechococcus

Genus Prochlorococcus

Samples with Cyanobacteria*

Order Rhodobacterales

Samples with Alphaproteo-bacteria**

Eel guts

71

1.2 ± 4.2

0

0.4 ± 2.7

0.0 ± 0.4

25

1.3 ± 3.1

13

Marine snow aggregates

31

23 ± 30

13 ± 26

1.8 ± 8.4

2.0 ± 6.8

90

11 ± 17

39

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