Table 1 Number of OTUs and alpha diversity of the gut microbiome from three gut sections of P. canaliculata

Buccal mass

719.0 ± 81.7 ^a

538.5 ± 48.8 ^a

541.2 ± 54.0 ^a

0.8641 ± 0.0886

4.517 ± 0.754 ^a

Stomach

808.6 ± 189.3 ^{a, b}

702.6 ± 164.1 ^b

698.8 ± 158.5 ^b

0.8911 ± 0.0564

5.231 ± 0.772 ^a,b

Intestine

1049.4 ± 184.3 ^b

802.3 ± 153.0 ^b

804.7 ± 159.0 ^b

0.9282 ± 0.0402

5.860 ± 0.645 ^b

F

8.02

7.07

6.93

1.72

6.00

P

0.003

0.005

0.006

0.210

0.003