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Coral reef invertebrate microbiomes

Created 24/06/2025

Updated 30/03/2026

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Coral reef invertebrates host complex microbiomes and it can be challenging to understand which members are important for host fitness. We looked at a range of molecular and ecological characteristics to better understand this. Coral, octocoral and sponge samples were collected on SCUBA between May-October 2017 from multiple reefs on the central and northern GBR. Data were sequenced for the 16S rRNA gene to profile the microbial community and 18S rRNA, COI & ITS1 to reconstruct host phylogeny. Data was analysed using a range of bioinformatic techniques.

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Additional Info

Field Value
Title Coral reef invertebrate microbiomes
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/en/dataset/979416d4-2cec-46d7-85e2-71731d7e5235
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
reception@aims.gov.au
Reference Period 25/03/2026
Geospatial Coverage
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Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Coral reef invertebrate microbiomes". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/coral-reef-invertebrate-microbiomes