Table 1.

Description of virome datasets used for analysis.

Dataset Name	Sample Description	Geographic Location	Latitude and Longitude	Data	BioProject	Experiments	Reference 1
GBR.sw	Seawater control	Australia: GBR, Davies Reef	18.83 S 147.63 E	2014-10	PRJNA388297	SRX2883300, SRX2883301, SRX2883298	- - -
I.basta.h	Ianthella basta, disease-free sponge	Australia: GBR, Davies Reef	18.83 S 147.63 E	2014-10	PRJNA388007	SRX2864027, SRX2864026, SRX2864019	- [22] [22]
I.basta.nd	Ianthella basta, non-diseased region of diseased sponge	Australia: GBR, Davies Reef	18.83 S 147.63 E	2014-10	PRJNA388007	SRX2864023, SRX2864022, SRX2864016	[22] [22] [22]
I.basta.d	Ianthella basta, disease lesion of diseased sponge	Australia: GBR, Davies Reef	18.83 S 147.63 E	2014-10	PRJNA388007	SRX2864021, SRX2864020, SRX2864018	- - -
I.basta.md	Ianthella basta, lesion interface of diseased sponge	Australia: GBR, Davies Reef	18.83 S 147.63 E	2014-10	PRJNA388007	SRX2864025, SRX2864024, SRX2864017	- - -
Sv2475.1d	Baikalospongia bacillifera, diseased sponge	Russia: Lake Baikal	51.90 N 105.10 E	2018-06	PRJNA577390	SRX6994059	This study
Sv2478.2h	Baikalospongia bacillifera, disease-free sponge	Russia: Lake Baikal	51.90 N 105.10 E	2018-06	PRJNA577390	SRX6994055	This study
LBw.4g	Lake Baikal water control	Russia: Lake Baikal	51.90 N 105.10 E	2018-06	PRJNA577390	SRX9228319	This study

¹ Unpublished datasets are marked with “-”.