Table 1.
Characterization of clutches used in this study
| Clutch # | Number of individuals |
Number of Chimeras |
Total number of oozooids |
Density (oozooids/cm2) |
# Chimeras/ # individual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4450 | 44 | 20 | 99 | 2.64 | 0.45 |
| 4444 | 47 | 16 | 85 | 2.27 | 0.34 |
| 4497 | 47 | 19 | 85 | 2.27 | 0.40 |
| 4480 | 29 | 54 | 184 | 4.91 | 1.86 |
| 4477 | 118 | 45 | 223 | 3.55 | 0.41 |
| 4503 | 74 | 20 | 119 | 3.17 | 0.27 |
| 4509 | 166 | 51 | 281 | 7.49 | 0.31 |
| 4533 | 113 | 21 | 146 | 3.89 | 0.19 |
| 4542 | NA | 31 | 77 | 2.05 | NA |
| 4535 | NA | 35 | 80 | 2.13 | NA |
| 4577 | 69 | 5 | 81 | 2.16 | 0.07 |
| 4551 | 57 | 6 | 71 | 1.89 | 0.11 |
| 4274 | NA | 14 | 30 | 0.80 | NA |
| 4570 | NA | 6 | 15 | 0.40 | NA |
For each clutch the number of viable individuals, fused chimeras (bi- and multi-combined), and total number of oozooids (number of viable oozooids including those in chimeras) are presented. Density is calculated as number of oozooids per square centimeter of the settlement slides (total number/area of slide). Final column (# chimeras / # individuals) allows comparison of the number of chimeras fused to the number of oozooids remaining unfused on a slide of a particular density. NA indicates that data are not available for those samples.