Table 2.

Primer sequence used for PCR amplification and sequencing.

Region	Sequence 5’-3’	Reference
L138
Phaeoceros_L138_58F	TTG TCC TGA ATT CAC GTG GT	This study
Phaeoceros_L138_607R	GCT TTG CTA GGG TCT GGT AAG A	This study
L178
Phaeoceros_L178_232F	CTC GGG GAT GAG CGG GAC	This study
Phaeoceros_L178_1088R	GCT TCA AGA GAT GGC TCC TT	This study
L315
Phaeoceros_L315_676F	GGA TTT TGG GGA CTT GCA CA	This study
Phaeoceros_L315_1325R	CTT CTG CCC AAC AAC AGG AG	This study
rbcL
rbcL2_16F	GAG ACT AAA GCA GGT GTT GGA	Duff et al. (2004)
rbcL_976R	ACA CGA AAG TGA ATA CCA TG	Duff et al. (2004)