Table 2 Sequence abundance and diversity of picoeukaryotic taxa found in this study
From: Diversity of picoeukaryotes at an oligotrophic site off the Northeastern Red Sea Coast
Phylogenetic groups | Number of sequences | Number of OTUs |
|---|---|---|
Alveolata | ||
Dinoflagellates | 5 (1.9%) | 5 (4.9%) |
Ciliates | 9 (3.5%) | 8 (7.9%) |
NA-I | 7 (2.8%) | 4 (4.0%) |
NA-II | 67 (26.4) | 38 (37.6%) |
Chlorophyta | ||
Mamiellales (Ostreococcus tauri) | 30 (11.8%) | 2 (2.0%) |
Mamiellales (Micromonas pusilla) | 28 (11.0%) | 2 (2.0%) |
Mamiellales (Bathycoccus prasinos) | 21 (9.1%) | 1 (1.0%) |
Clade VII | 2 (0.8%) | 1 (1.0%) |
Stramenopiles | ||
Chrysophytes | 15 (5.9%) | 8 (7.9%) |
Dictyochophytes | 7 (2.8%) | 3 (3.0%) |
Pinguiophytes | 1 (0.4%) | 1 (1.0%) |
Bolidophytes | 5 (1.9%) | 2 (2.0%) |
Unclassified | 4 (1.6%) | 1 (1.0%) |
Bicosoecids | 1 (0.4%) | 1 (1.0%) |
MAST | 25 (9.8%) | 17 (16.8%) |
Rhizaria | ||
Radiolarians | 21 (8.3%) | 4 (4.0%) |
Chloroarachniophtyes | 1 (0.4%) | 1 (1.0%) |
Haptophyta | ||
Prymnesiophytes | 1 (0.4%) | 1 (1.0%) |
Unknown | 2 (0.8%) | 1 (1.0%) |
Non-PE sequences | 55 | 17 |