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. 2015 Sep 10;10(9):e0137605. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0137605

Table 1. List of organisms used in the contagion experiments.

Taxonomic groups Number of individuals
Phylum Class Species T1 T2 T3 Control
Cnidaria Anthozoa Acropora sp. 1 1 1 2
Cnidaria Anthozoa Porites lobata (Dana, 1846) 1 1 1 1
Cnidaria Anthozoa Porites cylindrica (Dana, 1846) 1 1 0 1
Cnidaria Hydrozoa Millepora sp. 0 0 1 1
Echinodermata Echinoidea Diadema setosum (Leske, 1778) 4 4 4 4
Echinodermata Echinoidea Tripneustes gratilla (Müller & Troschel, 1842) 1 1 1 1
Echinodermata Echinoidea Mespilia globules (Linneaus, 1758) 1 1 1 1
Echinodermata Echinoidea Culcita novaeguineae (Linneaus, 1758) 2 1 2 2
Echinodermata Asteroidea Linckia laevigata (Gray, 1840) 3 3 3 4
Echinodermata Asteroidea Archaster typicus (Müller & Troschel, 1840) 3 3 3 6
Echinodermata Asteroidea Protoreaster nodosus (Linneaus, 1758) 2 2 2 3
Echinodermata Holothuroidea Holothuria atra (Jäger, 1833) 3 3 3 4
Echinodermata Holothuroidea Stichopus herrmanni (Semper, 1868) 0 1 0 1
Echinodermata Holothuroidea Holothuria hilla (Lesson, 1830) 1 1 1 1
Mollusca Gastropoda Trochus niloticus (Linneaus, 1767) 6 6 6 6
Chordata Actinopterygii Naso vlamingii (Valenciennes, 1835) 1 1 0 1