Table 1. Epibiotic bacterial strains isolated from different substrates.

Organism/Substrate

Code assigned to Bacteria Isolate

Number bacterial strains

Athyonidium chilensis

HO1, HO2, HO3, HC1, HC2, HA, AA1, AA3

8

Ciona intestinalis

T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, JC14, JC19A, CJ19B, CJ24A, CJ24B, CJ24C

16

Glosophora

G1, G2, G3, G4, G5

5

Lithothamnium

L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7,L8, L9, L10

10

Perumytilus algosus

CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4, CH5

5

Rhodymenia

RHO1, RHO2, RHO3, RHO4, RHO5, RHO6, RHO7, R8, Ni1

9

Tetrapigus niger

TA1, TA2, TA3, TO1

4

Ulva lactuca

U1, U2, U3, U4, U5, U6, U7, U8,U9,U10

10

Polypropylene plates

C1, C2,C3, C4, C5, Ni1-LEM

6

Total bacterial strains isolated

73