Table 7.
Distribution of 97% clustered OTUs aligned and assigned to archaea in analyzed red snow samples, revealing a dominance of the two phyla Nitrososphaerales (Thaumarchaeota) and Methanosarcinales (Euryarchaeota).
| Taxon | Laugafell | Hofsjökull | Vatnajökull | Langjökull | Langjökull | Snaefellsjökull | Eyafjallajökull | Eyafjallajökull | Eyafjallajökull |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICE-12 4/5 | ICE-12 6/7 | ICE-13 11–15 | ICE-13 16–18 | ICE-13 19 | ICE-13 21–24 | ICE-14 1 | ICE-14 2 | ICE-14 3 | |
| Crenarchaeota; MBGA | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Crenarchaeota; Thaumarchaeota; Cenarchaeales; Cenarchaeaceae |
2.8 | 0.7 | 7.7 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Crenarchaeota; Thaumarchaeota; Cenarchaeales; SAGMA-X |
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.1 | 0.0 |
| Crenarchaeota; Thaumarchaeota; Nitrososphaerales; Nitrososphaeraceae |
96.5 | 27.6 | 92.0 | 99.7 | 98.1 | 95.6 | 100.0 | 78.6 | 99.9 |
| Euryarchaeota; Methanobacteria; Methanobacteriales; MSBL1 |
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Euryarchaeota; Methanomicrobia; Methanosarcinales; Methanosarcinaceae |
0.0 | 71.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
It is important to note that values are rounded to one digit; therefore, the abundance of a taxon with a value of 0.0 in one sample can range between 0.00 and 0.04%.