Community composition, richness, and density of endobionts from two sponge species in Crete, Greece, June 2021

These data was collected as part of a study titled "The “Single Hotel” hypothesis – Does sponge abundance affect endobionts’ diversity?" that was conducted in the island of Crete, Greece in June 2021. It includes collection of 30 sponge specimens of the common species (Agelas oroides and Sarcotragus foetidus) via SCUBA diving, their dissection and removal and identification of all endobionts living withing them (macroinvertebrates). The diversity of endobionts was then calculated and correlated with sponge properites (such as volume), and the sponges area and site of collection.

本数据集为2021年6月在希腊克里特岛开展的一项题为《"单一宿主（Single Hotel）"假说——海绵丰度是否影响内生生物（endobionts）多样性？》的研究配套数据。数据集包含通过水肺潜水（SCUBA diving）采集的30份常见海绵标本，涵盖两个常见物种：Agelas oroides与Sarcotragus foetidus；研究人员对这些标本进行了解剖、剥离，并鉴定了其体内寄生的全部内生生物（大型无脊椎动物，macroinvertebrates）。随后计算了内生生物的多样性，并将其与海绵自身属性（如体积）、海绵表面积及采集位点进行相关性分析。