General features of each metagenomic sample of the benthic organisms (turf, coral, and rhodolith) and seawater collected from the Abrolhos Bank.

The metadata were retrieved from a MG-RAST server framework. The details of each collected sample are provided. The sampling reef sites are indicated, as well as their exact locations (latitude and longitude). The sampling depth (meters) and the sequencing technology used for each metagenome are listed. The total (bp) and read sizes given for the metagenomes are post quality-control values.