Table 2.
The number of OTUs in the most abundant taxonomic groups identified from the DWDSs
| Kingdom | Subkingdom/Phyla/Clade | Number of OTUs |
|---|---|---|
| Metazoa | Arthropoda (mainly Copepoda, small crustaceans, i.e., copepods) | 48 |
| Gastrotricha (i.e., hairy back worms) | 13 | |
| Nematoda (roundworms, i.e., nematodes) | 63 | |
| Rotifera (wheel animalcules, i.e., rotifers) | 35 | |
| Platyhelminthes (flatworms, i.e., platyhelminths) | 12 | |
| Fungi | Ascomycota | 66 |
| Basidiomycota | 68 | |
| Cryptomycota | 53 | |
| Chloroplastida | Charophyta, including land plants Embryophyta | 68 |
| Chlorophyta, including green algae Trebouxiphyceae | 36 | |
| Amoebozoa | Discosea | 24 |
| Tubulinea | 22 | |
| LEMD255 | 7 | |
| LKM74 | 12 | |
| Alveolata | Ciliophora, containing hair-like cilia, i.e., ciliates | 225 |
| Dinoflagellata, phytoplankton, i.e., dinoflagellates | 42 | |
| Protalveolata | 17 | |
| Stramenopiles | Ochrophyta, golden-brown algae | 174 |
| Peronosporomycetes, water mould, i.e., oomycota | 19 | |
| Rhizaria | Cercozoa, single cell flagellates | 127 |