Table 1 Organisms examined for microplastics.
Sample ID | Organism ID | Phylum | Organism Locality | Depth (m) | Fibre ID | Material | Class ยง |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JC094-201 | Anemone | Cnidaria | Equatorial mid-Atlantic | 836 | None | N/A | N/A |
JC094-224 | Armoured holothurian (sea cucumber) | Echinodermata | Equatorial mid-Atlantic | 671 | None | N/A | N/A |
JC066-3155 | Octocoral - Anthomastus | Cnidaria | SW Indian Ocean | 562 | None | N/A | N/A |
JC094-212 | Holothurian (sea cucumber) | Echinodermata | Equatorial mid-Atlantic | 334 | 212-1 | Natural | ย |
212-2 | Modified Acrylic | 1 | |||||
212-3 | Natural | ย | |||||
212-4 | Cotton | ย | |||||
212-5 | Cotton | ย | |||||
212-6 | Polyprop ยถ | 1 | |||||
JC094-771 | Squat Lobster | Arthropoda | Equatorial mid-Atlantic | 611 | 771-1 | Natural | ย |
771-2 | Viscose | 1 | |||||
771-3 | Cotton | ย | |||||
771-4 | Polyester | 4 | |||||
771-5 | Viscose | 2 | |||||
771-6 | Natural | ย | |||||
*JC094-767 | Zoanthid on bamboo coral | Cnidaria | Equatorial mid-Atlantic | 1783 | 767-1 | Viscose | 4 |
767-2 | Natural | ย | |||||
767-3 | Natural | ย | |||||
JC066-3717 | Sea pen (octocoral) | Cnidaria | SW Indian Ocean | 954 | 3717-1 | Viscose | 3 |
3717-2 | Natural | ย | |||||
3717-3 | Natural | ย | |||||
3717-4 | Polyester | 1 | |||||
JC066-702 | Hermit Crab | Arthropoda | SW Indian Ocean | 1062 | 702-1 | Acrylic | 1 |
702-2 | Synthetic (nylon or polyethylene) | 1 | |||||
702-3 | Natural | ย | |||||
702-4 | Natural | ย | |||||
702-5 | Natural | ย | |||||
702-6 | Polyester | 2 | |||||
702-7 | Polyprop ยถ | 2 | |||||
702-8 | Acrylic | 2 | |||||
JC066-702 | Zoanthid | Cnidaria | SW Indian Ocean | 1062 | 702-9 | Modified acrylic | 2 |
702-10 | Polyester | 3 |
