Table 3.
The observed number of operational taxonomic units (OTUs) and estimations of richness (Chao1) and diversity index (Shannon, Simpson) for 16S rRNA libraries of the Persian Gulf sponge samples.
| Sponge ID | Total reads | OTU richness | OTU diversity | Goods coverage (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Observed OTUs | Chao1E | Shannon | Simpson | |||
| S02 | 2,886 | 29.0 | 34.25 | 2.58 | 0.75 | 99.7 |
| S03 | 3,433 | 67.0 | 76.33 | 4.62 | 0.92 | 99.8 |
| S04 | 5,769 | 49.0 | 52.0 | 4.03 | 0.92 | 99.9 |
| S05 | 6,083 | 47.0 | 50.27 | 2.57 | 0.75 | 99.8 |
| S06 | 11,423 | 75.0 | 80.14 | 2.40 | 0.67 | 99.9 |
| S07 | 7,358 | 67.0 | 81.25 | 2.45 | 0.73 | 99.7 |
| S09 | 6,552 | 55.0 | 58.33 | 4.46 | 0.93 | 99.9 |
| S10 | 10,910 | 95.0 | 114.25 | 1.94 | 0.48 | 99.8 |
| S11 | 7,584 | 165.0 | 165.0 | 4.77 | 0.87 | 99.9 |
| S13 | 6,630 | 75.0 | 90.6 | 2.98 | 0.72 | 99.8 |