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Table 2.

Gene regions of COI mtDNA and ITS2 rDNA, with selected PCR primers, used to amplify DNA for molecular characterisation of Gnathia tridens

Gene region	Primers	Nucleotide sequence	References
COI mtDNA	LCO1490	5′-GGTCAACAAATCATAAAGATATTGG-3′	Folmer et al. (1994) [34] Shodipo et al. (2021) [35]
COI mtDNA	HCO2198	5′-TAAACTTCAGGGTGACCAAAAAATCA-3′	Folmer et al. (1994) [34] Shodipo et al. (2021) [35]
ITS2 rDNA	3S-Forward	5′-GGTACCGGTGGATCACGTGGCTAGTG-3′	Grutter et al. (2000) [36]
ITS2 rDNA	ITS2.2-Reverse	5′-CCTGGTTAGTTTCTTTTCCTCCGC-3′	Grutter et al. (2000) [36]

AHF Allan Hancock Foundation; DELTA DEscriptive Language for TAxonomy; LACM Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County; MEOW Marine Ecoregions of the World; NWU-WRG North-West University Water Research Group; SBMNH Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History; SEM scanning electron microscopy; TNP Temperate Northern Pacific