Supplemental Data 2. rmax data
2A.Prokaryotes
Species / Body mass (g) / rmax (day-1)Aerobacter aerogenes / 4.00E-13 / 26.03
Alteromonas haloplanktis / 1.00E-12 / 5.56
Azospirillum brasilense / 1.00E-12 / 6.18
Azospirillum lipoferum / 4.00E-12 / 3.85
Azotobacter chroococcum / 1.20E-11 / 13.88
Bacillus cereus / 3.70E-12 / 25.02
Bacillus licheniformis / 8.00E-13 / 4.09
Bacillus macerans / 1.00E-12 / 2.35
Bacillus subtilis / 1.10E-12 / 15.61
Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus / 5.00E-13 / 5.36
Corynebacterium glutamicum / 6.19E-13 / 6.25
Desulfovibrio propionicus / 1.80E-12 / 1.71
Escherichia coli / 1.20E-12 / 36.02
Lactobacillus bulgaricus / 1.30E-12 / 12.17
Lactobacillus casei / 1.90E-12 / 11.85
Lactobacillus plantarum / 3.80E-12 / 4.69
Lactococcus lactis / 2.00E-13 / 10.72
Leptospira biflexa / 4.07E-13 / 1.29
Mycoplasma capricolum / 6.00E-14 / 2.92
Mycoplasma gallisepticum / 2.60E-13 / 4.43
Mycoplasma pneumoniae / 4.00E-14 / 0.74
Mycoplasma pulmonis UAB CTIP / 6.54E-14 / 2.22
Neisseria gonorrhoeae / 2.00E-13 / 3.88
Neisseria meningitidis / 3.00E-13 / 4.43
Pseudomonas aeruginosa / 6.00E-13 / 8.86
Pseudomonas fluorescens / 1.20E-12 / 13.15
Pseudomonas natriegens / 1.00E-12 / 27.13
Pseudomonas perfectomarinus / 1.70E-12 / 3.75
Pseudomonas putida / 1.90E-12 / 10.93
Rhizobium leguminosarum / 6.00E-13 / 2.07
Staphylococcus epidermidis / 5.00E-13 / 5.96
Streptococcus agalactiae / 3.00E-13 / 2.46
Streptococcus faecalis / 1.00E-12 / 11.81
Streptococcus pneumoniae / 2.50E-13 / 8.86
Streptococcus pyogenes / 1.80E-13 / 16.68
Streptococcus thermophilus / 2.60E-13 / 7.18
Vibrio anguillarum / 2.60E-12 / 9.10
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Supplemental Data 2. rmax data
2B. Protists
Species / Body mass (g) / rmax (day-1)Acanthamoeba polyphaga / 1.31E-09 / 4.86
Actinomonas mirabilis / 7.50E-11 / 5.76
Amoeba algonquinensis / 8.60E-09 / 0.57
Amphidinium sp. / 2.60E-09 / 0.85
Arcella vulgaris / 2.72E-07 / 0.47
Aspidisca angulata / 3.80E-09 / 3.70
Aspidisca sp / 7.10E-09 / 0.98
Balanion comatum / 2.30E-09 / 4.00
Balanion planctonicum / 2.26E-09 / 2.58
Bodo designis / 5.40E-11 / 3.84
Bodo saliens / 9.00E-11 / 0.80
Bodo saltans / 7.40E-11 / 4.80
Bursaridium difficile / 1.52E-07 / 0.85
Caecitellus parvulus / 4.80E-11 / 1.90
Cafeteria roenbergensis / 1.48E-10 / 1.27
Chilodonella uncinata / 6.17E-09 / 1.92
Clydonella rosenfieldi / 4.66E-10 / 1.34
Cochliopodium minus / 3.25E-09 / 1.60
Colpidium campylum / 2.15E-08 / 1.33
Condylostoma arenarium / 1.76E-06 / 0.39
Condylostoma patulum / 5.48E-07 / 0.37
Cyclidium glaucoma / 2.44E-09 / 2.37
Cyclidium sp. / 8.87E-10 / 3.84
Dactylamoeba sp. / 2.59E-09 / 0.49
Diophrys scutum / 1.49E-07 / 0.93
Entosiphon sulcatum / 1.08E-09 / 3.12
Euplotes antarcticus / 2.60E-07 / 1.03
Euplotes balteatus / 1.20E-08 / 3.63
Euplotes crassus / 1.39E-07 / 1.96
Euplotes eurystomus / 2.60E-07 / 0.45
Euplotes focardii / 2.60E-07 / 0.93
Euplotes harpa / 1.96E-07 / 0.46
Euplotes minuta / 8.30E-08 / 2.31
Euplotes sp. / 2.60E-07 / 0.51
Euplotes trisulcatus / 9.97E-08 / 0.53
Euplotes vannus / 1.90E-07 / 1.74
Euplotes woodruffii / 2.60E-07 / 0.67
Fabrea salina / 1.02E-06 / 0.71
Favella azorica / 1.02E-07 / 2.40
Favella ehrenbergii / 1.02E-07 / 0.79
Favella sp. / 1.02E-07 / 1.55
Favella taraikaensis / 1.02E-07 / 2.60
Glaseria mira / 4.17E-10 / 3.65
Gymnodinium sp. / 1.68E-10 / 1.64
Gyrodinium dominans / 2.51E-08 / 1.67
Gyrodinium fusiforme / 2.40E-08 / 0.84
Halteria sp. / 1.06E-08 / 1.37
Holosticha sp / 1.17E-07 / 0.85
Hymenostome ciliate / 1.90E-08 / 4.25
Jakoba libera / 3.50E-11 / 0.62
Katodinium glaucum / 2.40E-08 / 0.28
Keronopsis rubra / 7.11E-08 / 0.51
Lacrymaria marina / 5.70E-09 / 0.65
Litonotus lamella / 5.70E-09 / 1.41
Lohmanniella spiralis / 1.50E-07 / 2.09
Loxocephalus plagius / 3.31E-08 / 1.19
Mayorella sp. / 5.58E-09 / 1.35
Metachaos sp. / 1.15E-08 / 1.23
Monas sp. / 3.40E-11 / 3.66
Monosiga ovata / 6.20E-11 / 1.75
Monosiga sp / 2.00E-11 / 2.88
Ochromonas sp. / 1.56E-10 / 4.32
Oxyrrhis marina / 1.40E-09 / 1.32
Paraflabellula reniformis / 4.51E-10 / 1.40
Paramecium aurelia / 2.33E-07 / 0.96
Paramecium bursaria / 2.18E-07 / 0.82
Paraphysomonas bandaiensis / 7.00E-11 / 1.42
Paraphysomonas imperforata / 2.60E-10 / 6.00
Paraphysomonas imperforata (arctic)* / 2.74E-10 / 5.20
Paraphysomonas imperforata (newfoundland)* / 2.04E-10 / 4.15
Paraphysomonas sp. / 1.80E-10 / 6.49
Paraphysomonas vestita / 2.90E-10 / 5.04
Paratetrahymena wassi / 2.60E-08 / 0.86
Parauronema acutum / 3.64E-09 / 3.09
Pelagostrombidium fallax / 5.00E-08 / 0.86
Pfiesteria piscicida / 2.50E-10 / 0.61
Platyamoeba australis / 2.41E-10 / 1.94
Platyamoeba sp / 3.53E-11 / 1.90
Pseudobalanion planctonicum / 1.80E-09 / 2.13
Pseudobodo tremulans / 9.00E-11 / 3.12
Pteridomonas danica / 4.80E-11 / 3.02
Rhizamoeba sp. / 1.80E-10 / 0.59
Rimostrombidium caudatum / 4.20E-08 / 0.93
Rimostrombidium veniliae / 4.20E-08 / 1.61
Saccamoeba limax / 4.79E-09 / 2.20
Scuticociliate / 3.70E-09 / 8.26
Spirostomum teres / 2.15E-07 / 0.27
Spumella sp. / 6.30E-11 / 4.80
Stentor polymorphus / 1.85E-06 / 0.40
Stephanoeca diplocostata / 7.50E-11 / 1.27
Stereomyxa ramosa / 8.57E-10 / 0.59
Strobilidium gyrans / 4.20E-08 / 0.87
Strobilidium lacustris / 1.13E-07 / 1.56
Strobilidium neptuni / 1.10E-07 / 2.09
Strobilidium veniliae / 1.96E-08 / 1.01
Strombidinopsis acuminatum / 1.40E-07 / 1.39
Strombidinopsis sp. / 1.40E-07 / 0.95
Strombidium capitatum / 6.41E-08 / 1.16
Strombidium reticulatum / 4.00E-08 / 1.69
Strombidium sp. / 2.50E-08 / 0.81
Strombidium sulcatum / 7.01E-09 / 2.40
Tetrahymena pyriformis / 8.59E-09 / 2.05
Tetryhymena pyriformis / 1.93E-08 / 3.84
UnID chrysomonad / 1.80E-10 / 2.94
UNID kinetoplastid / 9.00E-11 / 0.67
Unidentified amoeba / 7.20E-11 / 3.39
Uronema elegans / 7.21E-09 / 2.66
Uronema marina / 4.50E-10 / 6.80
Uronema marinum / 3.59E-09 / 7.08
Uronema nigricans / 3.60E-09 / 3.82
Uronema sp. / 3.24E-09 / 3.80
Urotricha castalia / 9.75E-09 / 1.28
Urotricha farcta / 6.82E-09 / 3.59
Urotricha furcata / 9.05E-09 / 1.69
Vahlkampfia baltica / 3.78E-10 / 1.08
Vahlkampfia damariscottae / 8.75E-11 / 1.88
Vanella sp. / 7.90E-09 / 1.50
Vannella caledonica / 4.02E-10 / 1.61
Vannella sp. / 7.47E-11 / 1.37
Vexillifera bacillipedes / 3.15E-10 / 2.89
Vorticella microstoma / 2.15E-08 / 2.61
Vorticella similis / 2.40E-08 / 2.26
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Supplemental Data 2. rmax data
2C. Metazoans
Species / Body mass (g) / rmax (day-1)Alburnus alburnus / 6.92E+06 / 0.01
Ceriodaphnia dubia / 3.36E+01 / 0.20
Chydorus sphaericus / 3.00E+01 / 0.22
Daphnia magna / 8.85E+02 / 0.24
Etheostoma flabellare / 1.23E+06 / 0.01
Etheostoma spectabile / 5.38E+05 / 0.02
Eurycercus longirostris / 7.14E+01 / 0.17
Eurycercus vernalis / 7.00E+01 / 0.14
Filinia pejleri / 2.50E-01 / 0.26
Filinia terminalis / 2.50E-01 / 0.30
Gadus morhua / 1.50E+10 / 0.00
Gobio gobio / 9.23E+06 / 0.01
Hippoglossoides platessoides / 2.77E+08 / 0.01
Leuciscus leuciscus / 1.38E+07 / 0.01
Pimephales promelas / 1.77E+06 / 0.02
Pleuroxus denticulatis / 2.27E+01 / 0.15
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