Figure 1.

Experimental Sampling Schema: Oyster feeding and sampling schedule with naming schema. The month in this experiment refers to the particular 4 week window of time for a given algal culture used in feeding the treatment group of oysters. Faecal and algal samples were collected weekly. Direct gut extraction samples were collected during week 12, but not used in analysis due to low read depth. No faecal samples were collected during week 12. Further details described in the materials and methods section.