Evidence for isolated evolution of deep-sea ciliate communities through geological separation and environmental selection

Table 3 Coordinates, sampling depths and physico-chemical data of the brines (B) and halocline interfaces (IF) of the different DHABs under study

	Coordinates (Long, Lat)	Depth (m)	Salinity^a(PSU)	Conductivity^a(S/m)	Oxygen^a(ml/l)	Na⁺(mmol)	Mg²⁺(mmol)	SO₄^2-(mmol)	HS^-(mmol)
MIF	22.312124 E, 34.19468 N	2924	70	7.7	0.5	847	161	41	n.a.
TIF	26.21962 E, 33.524236 N	3327	67	7.8	0.5	1111	15	11	0.07
ThIF	22.084368 E, 34.401134 N	3259	80	8.2	0.68	1368	174	76	0.11
UIF	21.283252 E, 35.13528 N	3468	63	7.8	1.22	876	79	42	0.66
MB	22.312124 E, 34.19468 N	2950	320	16.7	0	4818	792	201	2.9
TB	26.21962 E, 33.524236 N	3448	321	16.7	0	5300^b	71^b	53^b	2.1^b
ThB	22.084368 E, 34.401134 N	3380	348	16.7	0	4760^b	604^b	265^b	2.1^b
UB	21.283252 E, 35.13528 N	3493	240	15.6	0	3505^b	315^b	107^b	15

M Medee, T Tyro, Th Thetis, U Urania. Data are from the literature and from this study (measured as described in [5]). n.a. not available.
^afrom [54]; ^bfrom [5].

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