Table 1.

Coral species collected from different locations along the coast of the Red Sea

Site	Location	Depth (m)	Coral species	Coral type	Sample identifier
1	21°42.32′N, 39°04.23′E	15	Pocillopora verrucosa	Stony	S1-Pv
			Astreopora myriophthalma	Stony	S1-Am
2	21°42.64′N, 39°05.69′E	8.0	P. verrucosa	Stony	S2-Pv
			Sarcophyton sp. 1	Soft	S2-Sa-I
			Sarcophyton sp. 2	Soft	S2-Sa-II
3	22°03.66′N, 38°46.07′E	19	P. verrucosa	Stony	S3-Pv
			Sarcophyton sp. 1	Soft	S3-Sa-I
			A. myriophthalma	Stony	S3-Am
			Stylophora pistillata	Stony	S3-Sp