The 12 outliers identified in the Tonga dataset.

Gene expression data have been presented as non-normalized (2-Ct*109) in all but the last six rows; this allows for the back-calculation of the raw threshold cycle (Ct) values so that interested individuals can readily estimate the typical range of expression of each gene. Values representing aberrant levels for a particular parameter (z-score>2.5) have been highlighted in bold. When there was a statistically significant difference (student’s t-test, p<0.05) between the outlier and non-outlier averages for a parameter (instead using normalized gene expression data), the lower of the two values has been underlined. All samples hosted Symbiodinium of clade C only unless noted otherwise. The mean Mahalanobis distance did not differ between Pocillopora damicornis and P. acuta (student’s t-test, p>0.05). SA = surface area. GCP = genome copy proportion. Ma Dis = Mahalanobis distance. “.” = missing data.