Table 1. Primers used in the present study.

Target gene	Forward primer (5′–3′)	Reverse primer (5′–3′)	Amplification length (bp)	Reference
COI	5′- CAGCTTTTGTAGAGGGCG - 3′	5′- CCAAATTACACCAGTCAGCC - 3′	722	this study
	5′- GATCCGGGATAGTAGGTAC - 3′	5′- CMGGATGACCAAARAACC - 3′	645	this study
	5′- ATGGCYGTCGATTTAGC - 3′	5′- CMGGATGACCAAARAACC - 3′	298	this study
COI	LCO 1490	HCO 2198	710	Folmer et al. (1994)
	mlCOIintF	jgHCO2198	313	Leray et al. (2013)
	5′- GGTTGAACTATHTATCCNCC - 3′	5′- GAAATCATYCCAAAAGC - 3′	338	Sanna et al. (2013)
16S rRNA	5′- GGTAGCGAAATTCCTAGCC - 3′	5′- AAKGGTSGAACAGACCC - 3′	408	this study
16S rRNA	5′- TGCTCAATGCCCAAGGGGTAAAT - 3′	5′- AACTCAGATCACGTAGGG - 3′	450	Sanna et al. (2013)
nad3	5′- CCTTATGARTGYGGBTTT - 3′	5′- TCHATAAGYTCATARTAYARCCC - 3′	203	Sanna et al. (2014)