Global Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) microbiome: regional taxonomic flexibility and functional stability

Elizabeth A Dinsdale1, Michael P Doane2, Abbigail Turnland3, Taylor Dillion4, Lais Lima5, Asha Goodman5, Meredith Peterson4, Simon Peirce6, CHris Rohner6, Deni Ramírez7, Gonzalo Araujo8, Richard Pillans9, Robert Edwards3 and Megan Morris10, (1)San Diego State University, Ecology, San Diego, CA, United States, (2)Sydney Institute of Marine Sciences, Sydney, NSW, Australia, (3)SDSU, San Diego, CA, United States, (4)SDSU, San Diego, United States, (5)San Diego State University, Biology, San Diego, CA, United States, (6)Marine Megafauna Foundation, Truckee, United States, (7)Tiburón Ballena México, BJ, Mexico, (8)Large Marine Vertebrates Research Institute, Philippines, (9)CSIRO, QLD, Australia, (10)Standford, CA, United States