Table 2 The 45 most common eukaryote families other than crab detected in Great Bay Estuary blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) gut metagenomes
Family | Common name | Avg % of gut reads | Number of blue crabs |
|---|---|---|---|
Enterocytozoonidae | fungal parasite | 9.17 | 25 |
Penaeidae | shrimp | 4.44 | 25 |
Nephropidae | lobster | 1.97 | 25 |
Mytilidae | mussel | 0.65 | 25 |
Plakobranchidae | sea slug | 0.62 | 24 |
Talitridae | amphipod | 0.58 | 24 |
Cambaridae | crayfish | 0.51 | 25 |
Balanidae | barnacle | 0.43 | 24 |
Araneidae | spider | 0.39 | 24 |
Capitellidae | marine worm | 0.30 | 24 |
Nephilidae | spider | 0.29 | 24 |
Stichopodidae | sea cucumber | 0.23 | 24 |
Aphididae | aphid | 0.22 | 24 |
Armadillidiidae | pillbug | 0.19 | 24 |
Harrimaniidae | acorn worm | 0.18 | 23 |
Limulidae | horseshoe crab | 0.18 | 24 |
Nymphonidae | sea spider | 0.16 | 24 |
Tephritidae | fruit fly | 0.14 | 24 |
Trichuridae | parasitic whipworm | 0.13 | 24 |
Nymphalidae | butterfly | 0.12 | 24 |
Branchiostomidae | lancelet | 0.12 | 23 |
Acroporidae | coral | 0.12 | 23 |
Peltospiridae | gastropod | 0.11 | 23 |
Comatulidae | crinoid | 0.10 | 23 |
Aiptasiidae | anemone | 0.09 | 23 |
Cicadellidae | leafhopper | 0.09 | 23 |
Ostreidae | oyster | 0.09 | 23 |
Formicidae | ant | 0.09 | 23 |
Coccinellidae | beetle | 0.08 | 23 |
Plutellidae | moth | 0.08 | 23 |
Hyalellidae | amphipod | 0.08 | 23 |
Gadidae | cod | 0.08 | 22 |
Cionidae | sea squirt | 0.08 | 22 |
Lampyridae | beetle | 0.08 | 23 |
Dreissenidae | mussel | 0.08 | 23 |
Ampullariidae | snail | 0.07 | 23 |
Tenebrionidae | beetle | 0.07 | 23 |
Trichinellidae | trichina worm | 0.07 | 23 |
Actiniidae | anemone | 0.07 | 22 |
Lottiidae | snail | 0.06 | 23 |
Chrysomelidae | beetle | 0.06 | 23 |
Ixodidae | tick | 0.06 | 23 |
Drosophilidae | fly | 0.06 | 23 |
Liviidae | parasitic hemipteran | 0.06 | 23 |
Toxopneustidae | urchin | 0.05 | 23 |