Table 1.
Sponge samples collected from the South China Sea and their actinomycete isolates.
| Sponge species | Identification method (NCBI accession no.) | Geographical location | Collection month | No. of isolates | No. of genera |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haliclona sp. | morphology | Sanya Bay | 2009.07 | 11 | 6 |
| Trachycladus laevispirulifer | morphology | Xinying Harbor | 2010.06 | 3 | 3 |
| Amphimedon queenslandica | ITS sequence (KC762728) | Xincun Harbor | 2011.05 | 6 | 3 |
| Haliclona mediterranea | 18S rRNA gene sequence (KC762723) | Xincun Harbor | 2011.05 | 3 | 2 |
| Lamellodysidea sp. | ITS sequence (KC762730) | Xincun Harbor | 2011.05 | 8 | 5 |
| Cliona sp. | ITS sequence (KC762729) | Xincun Harbor | 2011.05 | 5 | 2 |
| Phyllospongia foliascens | morphology | Yongxing Island | 2011.05 | 1 | 1 |
| Agelas clathrodes | 18S rRNA gene sequence (KC762715) | Yongxing Island | 2011.05 | 2 | 2 |
| Ircinia felix | 18S rRNA gene sequence (KC762716) | Yongxing Island | 2011.05 | 2 | 2 |
| Hippospongia lachne | 18S rRNA gene sequence (KC762719) | Yongxing Island | 2011.05 | 2 | 1 |
| Cinachyrella sp. | 18S rRNA gene sequence (KC762720) | Yongxing Island | 2011.05 | 5 | 4 |
| Aplysina fistularis | 18S rRNA gene sequence (KC762723) | Yongxing Island | 2011.05 | 8 | 2 |
| Arenosclera heroni | 18S rRNA gene sequence (KJ675584) | Yongxing Island | 2013.07 | 5 | 4 |
| Plakortis simplex | morphology | Yongxing Island | 2013.07 | 12 | 4 |
| Phakellia fusca | morphology | Yongxing Island | 2013.07 | 4 | 3 |