Correction to: Scientific Reports https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-72589-0, published online 27 May 2020


The Acknowledgements section in this Article is incomplete.


“This project has been funded through the Tara Pacific consortium, France Genomique Grant Number ANR-10-INBS-09, and the Genoscope/CEA. We are keen to thank the commitment of the people and the following institutions and sponsors who made this singular expedition possible: CNRS, CSM, PSL, KAUST, Genoscope/CEA, ANR-CORALGENE, agnès b., the Veolia Environment Foundation, Region Bretagne, Serge Ferrari, Billerudkorsnas, AmerisourceBergen Company, Lorient Agglomération, Oceans by Disney, the Prince Albert II de Monaco Foundation, L′Oreal, Biotherm, France Collectivites, Kankyo Station, Fonds Francais pour l′Environnement Mondial (FFEM), Etienne Bourgois, UNESCO-IOC, the Tara Foundation teams and crew. Tara Pacific would not exist without the continuous support of the participating institutes. This publication is number 5 of the Tara Pacific Consortium.”


should read:


“This project has been funded through the Tara Pacific consortium, France Genomique Grant Number ANR-10-INBS-09, and the Genoscope/CEA. We are keen to thank the commitment of the people and the following institutions and sponsors who made this singular expedition possible: CNRS, CSM, PSL, KAUST, Genoscope/CEA, ANR-CORALGENE, agnès b., the Veolia Environment Foundation, Region Bretagne, Serge Ferrari, Billerudkorsnas, AmerisourceBergen Company, Lorient Agglomération, Oceans by Disney, the Prince Albert II de Monaco Foundation, L′Oreal, Biotherm, France Collectivites, Kankyo Station, Fonds Francais pour l′Environnement Mondial (FFEM), Etienne Bourgois, UNESCO-IOC, the Tara Foundation teams and crew. Tara Pacific would not exist without the continuous support of the participating institutes. We also thank Professor Russel Clark Perembo, Alfred Yohang Ko’ou, Augustine Mungkaje and Professor Simon Saulei, researchers of the Marine Scientific Research Committee and the National Research Institute of Papua New Guinea for the authorization of coral sampling and their valuable assistance during Tara expedition in Papua New Guinea. This publication is number 5 of the Tara Pacific Consortium.”


Additionally, the information about research permissions is not included in the Article. The sampling and research described in this paper was approved by the Marine Scientific Research committee and the department of foreign affairs and trade of the independent state of Papua New Guinea, under the diplomatic clearance number 0232.