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Table 4 Details of samples collected for sequencing

From: Horizontal gene transfer in bdelloid rotifers is ancient, ongoing and more frequent in species from desiccating habitats

Species

RNA sample

Date sampled

Location sampled

Habitat

Number of individuals

Rotaria socialis

Rsoc1

2 September 2011

Japanese pond, Silwood Park Campus, Ascot, UK

Living on waterlice (A. aquaticus) amongst leaf litter in the pond

250

(Kellicott 1888)

Rsoc2

15 September 2011

51.407 N, 0.640 W

250

Rotaria magnacalcarata

RMc3

21 September 2011

Japanese pond, Silwood Park Campus, Ascot, UK

Living on waterlice (A. aquaticus) amongst leaf litter in the pond

250

(Parsons 1892)

RMc4

30 September 2011

51.407 N, 0.640 W

250

Rotaria sordida

Rsord5

16 October 2012

Silwood Park Campus, Ascot, UK

Moss at bottom of tree

300

(Western 1893)

51.408 N, 0.642 W

Rotaria tardigrada

RTard4

12 November 2012

Pond in pond field, Silwood Park Campus, Ascot, UK

Silt at the bottom of the pond

140

(Ehrenberg 1832)

51.412 N, 0.642 W