Comparative transcriptomics reveals altered species interaction between the bioeroding sponge Cliona varians and the coral, Porites furcata under ocean acidification. ocean acidification alters species interaction transcriptomics

We use gene expression analyses to understand how OA impacts the interaction between the bioeroding sponge, Cliona varians, and branching coral, Porites furcata, at the transcriptomic level. Replicate sponge and coral genets were exposed to ambient (8.1 pH) and acidified (7.6 pH) conditions in isolation and in interaction treatments where they were physically joined. RNA-Seq data were collected from isolated samples and from samples that had been joined for 48 hours.