Table 1. Information on coccolithophore strains used in this study, including location, year of isolation, and in situ salinity.

Strain	Species	Morphotype	Isolation year	Ocean/Sea	Country	Latitude	Longitude	Salinity
PLY B11	E. huxleyi	A	1992	North Sea	Norway	60°18’N	05°15’E	~30
RCC 868	E. huxleyi	A	2004	South East Pacific	Chile	31°41’S	91°29’W	~34
RCC 1210	E. huxleyi	A	1998	Baltic Sea	Sweden	59°77’N	20°64’E	~20
RCC 1223	G. oceanica	Larger	1999	Mediterranean Sea	Spain	37°10’N	01°13’E	~37
RCC 1232	E. huxleyi	A	N/A	Mediterranean Sea	France	43°41’N	07°19’E	~37
RCC 1824	E. huxleyi	A	2008	Mediterranean Sea	Cyprus	33°37’N	32°39’E	~39
RCC 1843	E. huxleyi	A	2008	Mediterranean Sea	Libya	34°08’N	18°27’E	~38
SAG 33.90	E. huxleyi	A	1950	North Sea	United Kingdom	50°11’N	00°30’E	~34