About the Authors

Shinichi Sunagawa

Affiliation School of Natural Sciences, University of California Merced, Merced, California, United States of America

Michael K. DeSalvo

Affiliation School of Natural Sciences, University of California Merced, Merced, California, United States of America

Christian R. Voolstra

Affiliation School of Natural Sciences, University of California Merced, Merced, California, United States of America

Alejandro Reyes-Bermudez

Affiliation School of Natural Sciences, University of California Merced, Merced, California, United States of America

Mónica Medina

mmedina@ucmerced.edu

Affiliation School of Natural Sciences, University of California Merced, Merced, California, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SS MM. Performed the experiments: SS. Analyzed the data: SS MKD CRV MM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MM. Wrote the paper: SS MM. Revised sections related to coral calcification: ARB.