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