Figure 3.

Consistency in the spine microbiome between colour morphs of Lytechinus variegatus. (a) Similarity in the membership (unweighted UniFrac) and composition (weighted UniFrac) of the bacterial communities associated with the spines of each colour morph. (b) Estimates of α diversity for each colour morph, as measured by Faith's phylogenetic diversity (left) and McIntosh dominance (right). (c) Genus-level profiles of these bacterial communities. (d) ASV similarity between the green, red and white colour morphs. (Online version in colour.)