Table 1.
Clownfish-hosting sea anemones species, habitat, sample sizes and clownfish symbiont association sampled from the Maldives and included in this study.
| species | habitat | sample size N = individuals (tissues sequenced) | fish symbiont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cryptodendrum adhaesivum | lagoon | N = 1 (2) | Amphiprion clarkii |
| Entacmaea quadricolor | lagoon | N = 8 (16) | Amphiprion clarkii |
| Heteractis aurora | fore reef | N = 2 (4) | Amphiprion clarkii |
| lagoon | N = 5 (10) | Amphiprion clarkii | |
| Heteractis magnifica | fore reef | N = 7 (14) | Amphiprion nigripes |
| lagoon | N = 7 (14) | Amphiprion nigripes | |
| reef flat | N = 12 (24) | none | |
| Stichodactyla mertensii | fore reef | N = 3 (6) | Amphiprion clarkii |
| lagoon | N = 3 (6) | Amphiprion clarkii | |
| total | N = 48 (96) |