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. 2016 Sep 16;6:33555. doi: 10.1038/srep33555

Figure 4. Taxonomic composition of ciliate communities.

Figure 4

Proportion of ciliate OTUs detected in the whole dataset (Total), in all surface water samples (SRF) and in all DCM samples (DCM). Numbers on the right side of the bars indicate the number of OTUs and reads. Plagiopylea (1 OTU) were not considered in the diagram. Four ciliate classes (Litostomatea, Oligohymenophorea, Phyllopharyngea, and Spirotrichea) were divided into subgroups. Category “others” in class Oligohymenophorea represents taxonomic groups within the Oligohymenophorea which consisted of less than five OTUs. These were Astomatida, Hymenostomatida, Pleuronematida and Thigmotrichida.