Table 1.

Overview of the number of collected samples, the number of retrieved sequences, alpha diversity (Shannon index), richness, evenness and richness estimations (Chao index) of the prokaryotic community associated with each of three studied coral species (Agaricia grahamae, Madracis pharensis and Stephanocoenia intersepta) over their natural depth distribution on the island of Curaçao

Species	Depth	Number of samples	Number of sequences	Shannon index	Richness	Evenness	OTUs in total	Chao index
Agaricia grahamae	15	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	50–60	9	2824 ± 2037	2.81 ± 0.77	49 ± 15	0.72 ± 0.15	127	193
	80–90	4	3286 ± 3502	2.77 ± 0.35	45 ± 5	0.73 ± 0.08	80	108
Madracis pharensis	15	4	3570 ± 4106	3.11 ± 0.22	60 ± 4	0.76 ± 0.04	113	154
	50–60	12	6730 ± 6682	2.99 ± 0.56	55 ± 16	0.75 ± 0.10	173	216
	80–90	8	6686 ± 5891	3.09 ± 0.70	58 ± 14	0.76 ± 0.14	141	176
Stephanocoenia intersepta	15	6	1842 ± 1823	2.35 ± 0.60	41 ± 9	0.63 ± 0.14	105	142
	50–60	8	4223 ± 5345	2.96 ± 0.71	56 ± 20	0.74 ± 0.12	147	183
	80–90	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Data were generated with a rarified operational taxonomic unit (OTU) table based on family level and under the exclusion of chloroplast sequences