Table 1.

Sponge and seawater samples used in the present study

Sponge/seawater	Cell fraction	Sample ID	Location	Depth (m)	Date
Seawater	0.1–0.8 μm	SW01-A, SW01-B	Bare Island, Sydney	2	Oct. 18. 2006
Seawater	0.8–3 μm	SW08-A	Bare Island, Sydney	2	Oct. 18, 2006
Cymbastela coralliophila	<3 μm	Cyr-A, Cyr-B, Cyr-C	Palm Island, Great Barrier Reef	7–10	July 29, 2009
Rhopaloeides odorabile	<3 μm	Rho-A, Rho-B, Rho-C	Palm Island, Great Barrier Reef	7–10	July 30, 2009
Stylissa sp. 445	<3 μm	Sty-A, Sty-B, Sty-C	Palm Island, Great Barrier Reef	7–10	Aug. 1, 2009
Cymbastela concentrica	<3 μm	Cyn-A, Cyn-B, Cyn-C	Bare Island, Sydney	7–10	Sept. 15, 2009
Scopalina sp.	<3 μm	Sco-A, Sco-B, Sco-C	Bare Island, Sydney	7–10	Sept. 23, 2009
Tedania anhelans	Total	Ted-A, Ted-B, Ted-C	Bare Island, Sydney	7–10	Sept. 17, 2009