Fig. 2

Principal coordinate analysis (PCoA) of A) H. perlevis and S. massa, B) H. perlevis and associated seawater and C) S. massa and associated seawater. X and Y axis’ represent coordinates of the greatest sources of variation within datasets representing A) 7.9% and 67.8% B) 13.3% and 48.2% and C) 23.5% and 46.6% respectively.