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Table 3 ASV numbers of different cephalopod species collected in this study

From: Microbial diversity and pigment synthesis in the accessory nidamental gland: species-specific and color-associated patterns in bigfin reef squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana)

Sample name

Species (common name)

ASVs

Average of ASVs

Se1

Sepia esculenta

(Golden cuttlefish)

114

139

Se2

146

Se3

157

Ue1

Uroteuthis edulis

(Swordtip squid)

130

142

Ue2

129

Ue3

133

Ue4

127

Ue5

168

Ue6

166

Sl1

Sepioteuthis lessoniana

(Bigfin reef squid)

229

222

Sl2

187

Sl3

367

Sl4

248

Sl5

178

Sl6

196

Sl7

163

Sl8

207

  1. ASV, amplicon sequence variant; Se, Sepia esculenta; Ue, Uroteuthis edilus; Sl, Sepioteuthis lessoniana