Figure S 1: Relationship between the number of taxa and

Dt
Dac
Da
105
104
Dt=1.63
Dac=1.43
Da=0.58
Dt=1.46
Dac=1.08
Da=0.04
Dt=1.79
Dac=1.45
Da=0.52
Dt=1.52
Dac=0.61
Da=−0.66
Dt=2
Dac=1.42
Da=0.08
genus
103
102
101
100
105
104
family
103
102
101
100
104
103
order
Abundance
105
102
101
100
105
104
class
103
102
101
100
105
104
phylum
103
102
101
100
100
101
102
103
104 100
101
102
103
104 100
101
102
103
104
Subtaxa number
Figure S 1: Relationship between the number of taxa and subtaxa number for the Animalia
1
Dt
10
Dac
4
Da
Dt=1.7
Dac=1.37
Da=0.49
Dt=1.57
Dac=1.08
Da=0.04
Dt=1.81
Dac=1.45
Da=0.47
Dt=1.61
Dac=0.63
Da=−0.57
Dt=2.1
Dac=1.48
Da=0.27
genus
103
102
101
100
104
family
103
102
101
100
103
order
Abundance
104
102
101
100
104
class
103
102
101
100
104
phylum
103
102
101
100
100
101
102
103
100
101
102
103
100
101
102
103
Subtaxa number
Figure S 2: Relationship between the number of taxa and subtaxa number for the Plantea
2
Dt
104
10
Dac
Da
Dt=1.77
Dac=1.19
Da=0.21
Dt=1.64
Dac=1.07
Da=−0.01
Dt=2
Dac=1.67
Da=0.57
Dt=1.58
Dac=0.64
Da=−0.61
Dt=1.9
Dac=1.08
Da=−0.18
3
genus
102
101
100
104
10
3
family
102
101
100
10
3
order
Abundance
104
102
101
100
104
103
class
102
101
100
104
103
phylum
102
101
100
100
101
102
103
100
101
102
103
100
101
102
103
Subtaxa number
Figure S 3: Relationship between the number of taxa and subtaxa number for the Fungi
3
Dt
Dac
104
Da
Dt=2.09
Dac=1.67
Da=0.78
Dt=1.86
Dac=1.51
Da=0.56
Dt=2.02
Dac=1.56
Da=0.52
Dt=1.78
Dac=0.59
Da=−0.63
Dt=2.35
Dac=1.29
Da=0
103
genus
102
101
100
104
103
family
102
101
100
103
order
Abundance
104
102
101
100
104
10
3
class
102
101
100
104
10
3
phylum
102
101
100
100
101
102
103 100
101
102
103 100
101
102
103
Subtaxa number
Figure S 4: Relationship between the number of taxa and subtaxa number for the Chromista
4
Dt
Dac
104
Da
Dt=2.05
Dac=1.7
Da=0.83
Dt=1.84
Dac=1.57
Da=0.57
Dt=2.06
Dac=1.77
Da=0.77
Dt=1.67
Dac=0.65
Da=−0.59
Dt=2.14
Dac=1.76
Da=0.49
103
genus
102
101
100
104
103
family
102
101
100
103
order
Abundance
104
102
101
100
104
10
3
class
102
101
100
104
10
3
phylum
102
101
100
100
101
102
103 100
101
102
103 100
101
102
103
Subtaxa number
Figure S 5: Relationship between the number of taxa and subtaxa number for the Protozoa
5
Dt
103
Dac
Da
Dt=1.85
Dac=1.25
Da=0.25
Dt=1.59
Dac=1.28
Da=0.15
Dt=2.11
Dac=1.31
Da=0.22
Dt=2.28
Dac=1.25
Da=0.34
Dt=2.35
Dac=1.44
Da=0.56
genus
102
101
100
103
family
102
101
100
102
order
Abundance
103
101
100
103
class
10
2
101
100
103
phylum
10
2
101
100
100
101
102
103100
101
102
103100
101
102
103
Subtaxa number
Figure S 6: Relationship between the number of taxa and subtaxa number for the Bacteria
6
103
Dt
Dac
Da
Dt=1.76
Dac=1.4
Da=0.3
Dt=1.84
Dac=0.97
Da=−0.28
Dt=2.26
Dac=2
Da=0.64
Dt=2.47
Dac=1.37
Da=0.3
Dt=1.65
Dac=0.33
Da=−1
genus
102
101
100
103
family
102
101
100
102
order
Abundance
103
101
100
103
102
class
101
100
103
phylum
102
101
100
100
101
100
101
100
101
Subtaxa number
Figure S 7: Relationship between the number of taxa and subtaxa number for the Archaea
7
Dt
Dac
104
Da
Dt=2.12
Dac=1.23
Da=0.21
Dt=1.8
Dac=0.97
Da=−0.19
Dt=2.31
Dac=0.88
Da=−0.26
Dt=1.74
Dac=0.58
Da=−0.63
Dt=2.35
Dac=1
Da=−0.21
103
genus
102
101
100
104
103
family
102
101
100
103
order
Abundance
104
102
101
100
104
10
3
class
102
101
100
104
10
3
phylum
102
101
100
100
101
102
103 100
101
102
103 100
101
102
103
Subtaxa number
Figure S 8: Relationship between the number of taxa and subtaxa number for the Virus
8