Acknowledgments
The collaboration of the entire marine molecular biology research team, which supported the development of concepts from the outset and laid the groundwork for the study’s conclusion, was a crucial task. Andrew Jackson Crawford provided some crucial insights on the study. We express gratitude to Laura María Rodriguez, Nicolas Hazzi, and Andrés Felipe Chilma, who helped with sample collecting, information sharing, and data analysis. To the Universidad de Los Andes, MinCiencias (Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation), Colombia, for financing the study, within the program ”Observatory of microbioerosion, ocean acidification and dissolution in coral reefs” code 1204-852-70251 and Facultad de Ciencias-Uniandes (Proyecto Semilla) for financing the study. We also acknowledge the participation of local communities during the field surveys. We also acknowledge the agreements with Parques Nacionales and Oceanario-CEINER Islas del Rosario (Observatorio de Microbioerosion Marina), 2022.