TABLE 1 in Report of deep-sea epibiont ciliates (Ciliophora) from more than 1000 m depth of the Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean

TABLE 1. Geographical and ecological information of the study areas Station IDLatitude (°N)Longitude (°E)Sediment depth (core)Collection Depth (m)Bottom temperature (°C)Bottom pHBottom Salinity (psu)Bottom DO (ml/L)Sediment texture patternMUC-1320° 58’ 45.0732’’68° 53’ 18.258’’0–2 cm14955.47.6235.00.72Clayey siltMUC-1619° 0’ 0.486’’64° 0’ 14.1192’’0–2 cm34631.77.8634.81.95Silty sandMUC-1715° 0’ 1.1772’’64° 0’ 1.1802’’0–2 cm39181.77.8234.72.7Silty sandMUC-1813° 0’ 13.6728’’64° 0’ 9.8316’’0–2 cm; 2–4 cm41191.77.9034.72.8Sandy siltMUC-2015° 0’ 2.5776’’72° 0’ 18.8388’’0–2 cm20542.97.6834.72.50Clayey silt表1 研究区域地理与生态信息 站位编号 纬度（北纬，°） 经度（东经，°） 沉积物岩芯深度 采集水深（m） 底层水温（°C） 底层pH值 底层盐度（psu，实用盐度单位） 底层溶解氧（ml/L） 沉积物结构类型 MUC-13 20°58′45.0732″N 68°53′18.258″E 0~2 cm 1495 5.4 7.62 35.0 0.72 黏土质粉砂 MUC-16 19°0′0.486″N 64°0′14.1192″E 0~2 cm 346 31.7 7.86 34.8 1.95 粉砂质砂 MUC-17 15°0′1.1772″N 64°0′1.1802″E 0~2 cm 391 81.7 7.82 34.7 2.7 粉砂质砂 MUC-18 13°0′13.6728″N 64°0′9.8316″E 0~2 cm; 2~4 cm 4119 1.7 7.90 34.7 2.8 砂质粉砂 MUC-20 15°0′2.5776″N 72°0′18.8388″E 0~2 cm 2054 2.9 7.68 34.7 2.50 黏土质粉砂