| Metabolite and microbiota data from sea urchin specimens and seawater samples collected in 2023 from four locations in coastal waters of Puerto Rico | Compound name identified by GC–MS using the NIST14/EPA/NIH spectral library. Each metabolite name corresponds to the best spectral match confirmed by retention time and ion fragmentation pattern.
| Metabolite |
| Phytoplankton exometabolite concentrations from laboratory cultures of Crocosphaera watsonii, Micromonas commoda, Prochlorococcus marinus, Synechococcus, Gephyrocapsa huxleyi, and Thalassiosira pseudonana collected from September to December 2022 | blank-corrected, metabolite carbon concentration
| carbon_concentration |
| Phytoplankton exometabolite concentrations from laboratory cultures of Crocosphaera watsonii, Micromonas commoda, Prochlorococcus marinus, Synechococcus, Gephyrocapsa huxleyi, and Thalassiosira pseudonana collected from September to December 2022 | blank-corrected, metabolite's contribution to phytoplankton-excreted DOC
| carbon_fraction |
| Phytoplankton exometabolite concentrations from laboratory cultures of Crocosphaera watsonii, Micromonas commoda, Prochlorococcus marinus, Synechococcus, Gephyrocapsa huxleyi, and Thalassiosira pseudonana collected from September to December 2022 | blank-corrected, cell-specific concentration of metabolites
| cell_specific_concentration |
| Phytoplankton exometabolite concentrations from laboratory cultures of Crocosphaera watsonii, Micromonas commoda, Prochlorococcus marinus, Synechococcus, Gephyrocapsa huxleyi, and Thalassiosira pseudonana collected from September to December 2022 | name of the identified metabolite
| metabolites |
| Phytoplankton exometabolite concentrations from laboratory cultures of Crocosphaera watsonii, Micromonas commoda, Prochlorococcus marinus, Synechococcus, Gephyrocapsa huxleyi, and Thalassiosira pseudonana collected from September to December 2022 | blank-corrected, nanomolar metabolite concentration
| metabolite_concentration |
| Seawater nutrient/metabolite and flow cytometry metadata - Picoplankton incubation experiment 2020 | Dissolved organic metabolite; Concentration in nanograms per liter of sample
| 3_3_dimethyl_2oxobutanoic_acid |
| Seawater nutrient/metabolite and flow cytometry metadata - Picoplankton incubation experiment 2020 | Dissolved organic metabolite; Concentration in nanograms per liter of sample
| 4_aminobenzoic_acid |
| Seawater nutrient/metabolite and flow cytometry metadata - Picoplankton incubation experiment 2020 | Dissolved organic metabolite; Concentration in nanograms per liter of sample
| 4_hydroxybenzoic_acid |
| Seawater nutrient/metabolite and flow cytometry metadata - Picoplankton incubation experiment 2020 | Dissolved organic metabolite; Concentration in nanograms per liter of sample
| 4_methyl_2_oxopentanoic_acid |
| Seawater nutrient/metabolite and flow cytometry metadata - Picoplankton incubation experiment 2020 | Dissolved organic metabolite; Concentration in nanograms per liter of sample
| 5_hydroxy_L_tryptophan |
| Seawater nutrient/metabolite and flow cytometry metadata - Picoplankton incubation experiment 2020 | Dissolved organic metabolite; Concentration in nanograms per liter of sample
| adenosine |
| Seawater nutrient/metabolite and flow cytometry metadata - Picoplankton incubation experiment 2020 | Dissolved organic metabolite; Concentration in nanograms per liter of sample
| anthranilate |
| Seawater nutrient/metabolite and flow cytometry metadata - Picoplankton incubation experiment 2020 | Dissolved organic metabolite; Concentration in nanograms per liter of sample
| chorismate |
| Seawater nutrient/metabolite and flow cytometry metadata - Picoplankton incubation experiment 2020 | Dissolved organic metabolite; Concentration in nanograms per liter of sample
| desthiobiotin |
| Seawater nutrient/metabolite and flow cytometry metadata - Picoplankton incubation experiment 2020 | Dissolved organic metabolite; Concentration in nanograms per liter of sample
| glutathione_oxidized |
| Seawater nutrient/metabolite and flow cytometry metadata - Picoplankton incubation experiment 2020 | Dissolved organic metabolite; Concentration in nanograms per liter of sample
| inosine |
| Seawater nutrient/metabolite and flow cytometry metadata - Picoplankton incubation experiment 2020 | Dissolved organic metabolite; Concentration in nanograms per liter of sample
| n_acetyl_muramic_acid |
| Seawater nutrient/metabolite and flow cytometry metadata - Picoplankton incubation experiment 2020 | Dissolved organic metabolite; Concentration in nanograms per liter of sample
| pantothenic_acid |
| Seawater nutrient/metabolite and flow cytometry metadata - Picoplankton incubation experiment 2020 | Dissolved organic metabolite; Concentration in nanograms per liter of sample
| phenylalanine |
| Seawater nutrient/metabolite and flow cytometry metadata - Picoplankton incubation experiment 2020 | Dissolved organic metabolite; Concentration in nanograms per liter of sample
| riboflavin |
| Seawater nutrient/metabolite and flow cytometry metadata - Picoplankton incubation experiment 2020 | Dissolved organic metabolite; Concentration in nanograms per liter of sample
| S_5_adenosyl_L_homocysteine |
| Seawater nutrient/metabolite and flow cytometry metadata - Picoplankton incubation experiment 2020 | Dissolved organic metabolite; Concentration in nanograms per liter of sample
| tryptophan |
| Seawater nutrient/metabolite and flow cytometry metadata - Picoplankton incubation experiment 2020 | Dissolved organic metabolite; Concentration in nanograms per liter of sample
| tyrosine |
| Results of incurrent/excurrent water samples taken from three sponge species from the Florida Keys (USA) over two or three days using a modified version of the vacuSIP in January 2022 | Dissolved organic metabolite; Concentration in nanograms per liter of sample
| adenine |
| Results of incurrent/excurrent water samples taken from three sponge species from the Florida Keys (USA) over two or three days using a modified version of the vacuSIP in January 2022 | Dissolved organic metabolite; Concentration in nanograms per liter of sample
| adenosine |
| Results of incurrent/excurrent water samples taken from three sponge species from the Florida Keys (USA) over two or three days using a modified version of the vacuSIP in January 2022 | Dissolved organic metabolite; Concentration in nanograms per liter of sample
| adenosine_5prime_monophosphate |
| Results of incurrent/excurrent water samples taken from three sponge species from the Florida Keys (USA) over two or three days using a modified version of the vacuSIP in January 2022 | Dissolved organic metabolite; Concentration in nanograms per liter of sample
| alanine_isom_sarcosine |
| Results of incurrent/excurrent water samples taken from three sponge species from the Florida Keys (USA) over two or three days using a modified version of the vacuSIP in January 2022 | Dissolved organic metabolite; Concentration in nanograms per liter of sample
| anthranilate |
| Results of incurrent/excurrent water samples taken from three sponge species from the Florida Keys (USA) over two or three days using a modified version of the vacuSIP in January 2022 | Dissolved organic metabolite; Concentration in nanograms per liter of sample
| arginine |
| Results of incurrent/excurrent water samples taken from three sponge species from the Florida Keys (USA) over two or three days using a modified version of the vacuSIP in January 2022 | Dissolved organic metabolite; Concentration in nanograms per liter of sample
| argininosuccinic_acid |
| Results of incurrent/excurrent water samples taken from three sponge species from the Florida Keys (USA) over two or three days using a modified version of the vacuSIP in January 2022 | Dissolved organic metabolite; Concentration in nanograms per liter of sample
| caffeine |
| Results of incurrent/excurrent water samples taken from three sponge species from the Florida Keys (USA) over two or three days using a modified version of the vacuSIP in January 2022 | Dissolved organic metabolite; Concentration in nanograms per liter of sample
| carnitine |
| Results of incurrent/excurrent water samples taken from three sponge species from the Florida Keys (USA) over two or three days using a modified version of the vacuSIP in January 2022 | Dissolved organic metabolite; Concentration in nanograms per liter of sample
| chitobiose |
| Results of incurrent/excurrent water samples taken from three sponge species from the Florida Keys (USA) over two or three days using a modified version of the vacuSIP in January 2022 | Dissolved organic metabolite; Concentration in nanograms per liter of sample
| chitotriose |
| Results of incurrent/excurrent water samples taken from three sponge species from the Florida Keys (USA) over two or three days using a modified version of the vacuSIP in January 2022 | Dissolved organic metabolite; Concentration in nanograms per liter of sample
| choline |
| Results of incurrent/excurrent water samples taken from three sponge species from the Florida Keys (USA) over two or three days using a modified version of the vacuSIP in January 2022 | Dissolved organic metabolite; Concentration in nanograms per liter of sample
| ciliatine |
| Results of incurrent/excurrent water samples taken from three sponge species from the Florida Keys (USA) over two or three days using a modified version of the vacuSIP in January 2022 | Dissolved organic metabolite; Concentration in nanograms per liter of sample
| citric_acid |
| Results of incurrent/excurrent water samples taken from three sponge species from the Florida Keys (USA) over two or three days using a modified version of the vacuSIP in January 2022 | Dissolved organic metabolite; Concentration in nanograms per liter of sample
| citrulline |
| Results of incurrent/excurrent water samples taken from three sponge species from the Florida Keys (USA) over two or three days using a modified version of the vacuSIP in January 2022 | Dissolved organic metabolite; Concentration in nanograms per liter of sample
| cyanocobalamin |
| Results of incurrent/excurrent water samples taken from three sponge species from the Florida Keys (USA) over two or three days using a modified version of the vacuSIP in January 2022 | Dissolved organic metabolite; Concentration in nanograms per liter of sample
| cysteine |
| Results of incurrent/excurrent water samples taken from three sponge species from the Florida Keys (USA) over two or three days using a modified version of the vacuSIP in January 2022 | Dissolved organic metabolite; Concentration in nanograms per liter of sample
| cytidine |
| Results of incurrent/excurrent water samples taken from three sponge species from the Florida Keys (USA) over two or three days using a modified version of the vacuSIP in January 2022 | Dissolved organic metabolite; Concentration in nanograms per liter of sample
| cytosine |
| Results of incurrent/excurrent water samples taken from three sponge species from the Florida Keys (USA) over two or three days using a modified version of the vacuSIP in January 2022 | Dissolved organic metabolite; Concentration in nanograms per liter of sample
| desthiobiotin |
| Results of incurrent/excurrent water samples taken from three sponge species from the Florida Keys (USA) over two or three days using a modified version of the vacuSIP in January 2022 | Dissolved organic metabolite; Concentration in nanograms per liter of sample
| dimethylsulfoniopropionate |
| Results of incurrent/excurrent water samples taken from three sponge species from the Florida Keys (USA) over two or three days using a modified version of the vacuSIP in January 2022 | D-fructose 1,6-bisphosphate. Dissolved organic metabolite; Concentration in nanograms per liter of sample
| D_fructose_1_6_bisphosphate |
| Results of incurrent/excurrent water samples taken from three sponge species from the Florida Keys (USA) over two or three days using a modified version of the vacuSIP in January 2022 | Dissolved organic metabolite; Concentration in nanograms per liter of sample
| D_glucosamine |
| Results of incurrent/excurrent water samples taken from three sponge species from the Florida Keys (USA) over two or three days using a modified version of the vacuSIP in January 2022 | D-Ribose 5-phosphate. Dissolved organic metabolite; Concentration in nanograms per liter of sample
| D_Ribose_5_phosphate |
| Results of incurrent/excurrent water samples taken from three sponge species from the Florida Keys (USA) over two or three days using a modified version of the vacuSIP in January 2022 | fructose 6-phosphate. Dissolved organic metabolite; Concentration in nanograms per liter of sample
| fructose_6_phosphate |
| Results of incurrent/excurrent water samples taken from three sponge species from the Florida Keys (USA) over two or three days using a modified version of the vacuSIP in January 2022 | Dissolved organic metabolite; Concentration in nanograms per liter of sample
| fumaric_acid |
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