Table 2 Reference genome bins garnering the most metagenomic reads, organized by station and domain (top 10 Bacteria, 4 Eukarya, 2 Archaea, and 2 viruses)

Station 10

Bacteria

Synechococcus sp. CB0205

1.46 × 10¹²

Eukarya

Thalassiosira oceanica CCMP1005

1.26 × 10¹¹

Bacteria

SAR86 E

4.65 × 10¹¹

Eukarya

Micromonas sp. RCC299

8.27 × 10¹⁰

Bacteria

SAR86 D

2.55 × 10¹¹

Eukarya

Tetrahymena thermophila SB210

2.41 × 10¹⁰

Bacteria

Alphaproteobacterium HIMB5

2.32 × 10¹¹

Eukarya

Strombidinopsis sp. SopsisLIS2011

1.67 × 10¹⁰

Bacteria

Cand. Pelagibacter sp. HTCC7211

2.22 × 10¹¹

Bacteria

Cand. Pelagibacter ubique

1.54 × 10¹¹

Archaea

Nitrosopumilus maritimus SCM1

1.73 × 10¹⁰

Bacteria

SAR86 C

1.39 × 10¹¹

Archaea

Cand. Nitrosopumilus koreensis AR1

1.02 × 10¹⁰

Bacteria

Gammaproteobacterium HIMB55

1.33 × 10¹¹

Bacteria

Synechococcus sp. CB0101

1.19 × 10¹¹

Virus

Synechococcus phage S-RSM4

1.74 × 10¹¹

Bacteria

Gammaproteobacterium HIMB30

1.15 × 10¹¹

Virus

Synechococcus phage S-SKS1

1.74 × 10¹¹

Station 3

Bacteria

Cand. Pelagibacter sp. HTCC7211

2.79 × 10¹¹

Eukarya

Micromonas sp. RCC299

2.28 × 10¹⁰

Bacteria

Alphaproteobacterium HIMB5

2.02 × 10¹¹

Eukarya

Tetrahymena thermophila SB210

4.93 × 10⁹

Bacteria

SAR86 D

1.64 × 10¹¹

Eukarya

Alexandrium tamarense CCMP1771

3.71 × 10⁹

Bacteria

SAR86 E

1.33 × 10¹¹

Eukarya

Thalassiosira oceanica CCMP1005

3.49 × 10⁹

Bacteria

Cand. Pelagibacter ubique

1.17 × 10¹¹

Bacteria

Alphaproteobacterium HIMB59

9.29 × 10¹⁰

Archaea

Nitrosopumilus maritimus SCM1

3.01 × 10⁹

Bacteria

SAR86 C

8.58 × 10¹⁰

Archaea

Cand. Nitrosoarchaeum limnia

2.31 × 10⁹

Bacteria

Synechococcus sp. WH 8109

7.33 × 10¹⁰

Bacteria

Cand. Pelagibacter ubique HTCC1062

6.37 × 10¹⁰

Virus

Synechococcus phage S-RSM4

6.70 × 10¹⁰

Bacteria

SAR324 JCVI-SC AAA005

5.06 × 10¹⁰

Virus

Synechococcus phage S-SKS1

2.57 × 10¹⁰

Station 2

Bacteria

Coraliomargarita akajimensis DSM 45221

3.31 × 10¹²

Eukarya

Phaeocystis antarctica

1.51 × 10¹²

Bacteria

Cand. Puniceispirillum marinum IMCC1322

7.46 × 10¹¹

Eukarya

Phytophthora sojae

1.02 × 10¹²

Bacteria

Gammaproteobacterium HIMB55

6.13 × 10¹¹

Eukarya

Emiliania hu×leyi

9.44 × 10¹¹

Bacteria

Synechococcus sp. WH 8109

6.07 × 10¹¹

Eukarya

Aplanochytrium kerguelense

7.60 × 10¹¹

Bacteria

SAR116 HIMB100

5.95 × 10¹¹

Bacteria

Cand. Pelagibacter sp. HTCC7211

5.09 × 10¹¹

Archaea

Cand. Nitrosopumilus salaria

1.54 × 10¹⁰

Bacteria

SAR324 JCVI-SC AAA005

4.61 × 10¹¹

Archaea

Methanomassiliicoccus sp. M × 1-Issoire

5.89 × 10⁹

Bacteria

Gammaproteobacterium HTCC2207

3.91 × 10¹¹

Bacteria

Verrucomicrobiae DG1235

3.39 × 10¹¹

Virus

Synechococcus phage S-RIP1

9.55 × 10⁸

Bacteria

Prochlorococcus marinus str. AS9601

3.16 × 10¹¹

Virus

Phaeocystis globosa virus

6.20 × 10⁸

Station 23

Bacteria

Cand. Pelagibacter sp. HTCC7211

1.36 × 10¹²

Eukarya

Tetrahymena thermophila SB210

2.96 × 10¹⁰

Bacteria

Alphaproteobacterium HIMB5

9.43 × 10¹¹

Eukarya

Protocruzia adherens Boccale

2.84 × 10¹⁰

Bacteria

SAR86 D

9.31 × 10¹¹

Eukarya

Strombidinopsis sp. SopsisLIS2011

2.82 × 10¹⁰

Bacteria

Alphaproteobacterium HIMB59

7.03 × 10¹¹

Eukarya

Pseudo-nitzschia multiseries

1.79 × 10¹⁰

Bacteria

SAR86 E

6.95 × 10¹¹

Bacteria

Cand. Pelagibacter ubique

5.17 × 10¹¹

Archaea

Methanosarcina acetivorans C2A

1.60 × 10⁹

Bacteria

SAR86 C

4.69 × 10¹¹

Archaea

Methanosarcina barkeri str. Fusaro

1.37 × 10⁹

Bacteria

Cand. Pelagibacter ubique HTCC1062

2.74 × 10¹¹

Bacteria

SAR324 JCVI-SC AAA005

2.33 × 10¹¹

Virus

Phaeocystis globosa virus

1.01 × 10¹¹

Bacteria

Alphaproteobacterium HIMB114

2.31 × 10¹¹

Virus

Synechococcus phage S-SM2

4.62 × 10¹⁰

Station 25

Bacteria

Cand. Pelagibacter sp. HTCC7211

6.83 × 10¹¹

Eukarya

Pyraminomonas obovata CCMP722

8.58 × 10⁹

Bacteria

Alphaproteobacterium HIMB5

4.13 × 10¹¹

Eukarya

Phaeocystis antarctica

6.34 × 10⁹

Bacteria

Alphaproteobacterium HIMB59

2.35 × 10¹¹

Eukarya

Thalassiosira oceanica CCMP1005

5.67 × 10⁹

Bacteria

Cand. Pelagibacter ubique

2.07 × 10¹¹

Eukarya

Volvox carteri f. nagariensis

4.93 × 10⁹

Bacteria

Prochlorococcus marinus str. AS9601

1.87 × 10¹¹

Bacteria

Prochlorococcus marinus str. MIT 9301

1.70 × 10¹¹

Archaea

Methanosarcina acetivorans C2A

9.95 × 10⁸

Bacteria

SAR86 E

1.67 × 10¹¹

Archaea

Methanomassiliicoccus sp. M × 1-Issoire

8.48 × 10⁸

Bacteria

SAR86 D

1.61 × 10¹¹

Bacteria

Coraliomargarita akajimensis DSM 45221

1.45 × 10¹¹

Virus

Phaeocystis globosa virus

4.57 × 10¹⁰

Bacteria

Gammaproteobacterium HTCC2207

1.29 × 10¹¹

Virus

Synechococcus phage S-SM2

2.36 × 10¹⁰

Station 27

Bacteria

Prochlorococcus marinus str. AS9601

9.43 × 10¹²

Eukarya

Phaeocystis antarctica

3.04 × 10¹⁰

Bacteria

Prochlorococcus marinus str. MIT 9301

8.49 × 10¹²

Eukarya

Tetrahymena thermophila SB210

2.25 × 10¹⁰

Bacteria

Cand. Pelagibacter sp. HTCC7211

5.70 × 10¹²

Eukarya

Ale×andrium tamarense CCMP1771

1.56 × 10¹⁰

Bacteria

Prochlorococcus marinus str. MIT 9215

4.46 × 10¹²

Eukarya

Monosiga brevicollis

1.35 × 10¹⁰

Bacteria

Alphaproteobacterium HIMB5

3.96 × 10¹²

Bacteria

Prochlorococcus marinus str. MIT 9312

3.13 × 10¹²

Archaea

Methanomassiliicoccus sp. M×1-Issoire

8.73 × 10⁹

Bacteria

Cand. Pelagibacter ubique

2.22 × 10¹²

Archaea

Aciduliprofundum sp. MAR08-339

6.10 × 10⁹

Bacteria

Prochlorococcus marinus

1.75 × 10¹²

Bacteria

Cand. Pelagibacter ubique HTCC1062

1.31 × 10¹²

Virus

Prochlorococcus phage P-SSM2

6.08 × 10¹¹

Bacteria

Alphaproteobacterium HIMB59

1.21 × 10¹²

Virus

Synechococcus phage S-SM2

3.20 × 10¹¹