Table 2 Top 10 most abundant genera in NGS reads in gut contents and POM. Bold number indicates high abundance in POM or gut contents. “–” indicates no detection.

From: 18S rRNA gene sequences of leptocephalus gut contents, particulate organic matter, and biological oceanographic conditions in the western North Pacific

Taxonomic group

Family

Genus

Reads percent (%)

POM

Gut content

Dinoflagellate

Amoebophryaceae

Amoebophrya

7.3

3.5

Blastodinidae

Blastodinium

3.5

1.1

Brachidiniaceae

Karenia

3.7

1.1

Dinophysiaceae

Ichthyodinium

1.7

5.6

Duboscquellaceae

Euduboscquella

6.5

6.6

Gymnodiniaceae

Gymnodinium

4.5

1.2

 

Gyrodinium

10.1

12.1

 

Lepidodinium

9.4

1.6

 

Nusuttodinium

0.6

5.4

Heterocapsaceae

Heterocapsa

0.8

7.7

Kareniaceae

Karlodinium

4.2

3.3

Prorocentraceae

Prorocentrum

2.8

1.4

Warnowiaceae

Warnowia

13.2

1.2

Cryptophyta

Geminigeraceae

Urgorri

2.2

Ciliophora

Strobilidiidae

Pelagostrobilidium

0.004

2.2