Table 1. Primers used in the present study.
| Primer name | Sequence (5′–3′) | References |
| Dino18SF1 | AAGGGTTGTGTTYATTAGNTACARAAC | Lin et al., 2006 |
| 18ScomR1 | CACCTACGGAAACCTTGTTACGAC | Zhang et al.,2005 |
| Dino1662 F | CCGATTGAGTGWTCCGGTGAATAA | Handy et al., 2008 |
| 25R | CTTGGTCCGTGTTTCAAGAC | Yamaguchi et al., 2005 |
| Dinocob1F | ATGAAATCTCATTTACAWWCATATCCTTGTCC | Zhang et al., 2008 |
| Dinocob2R | CGAGCATAAGATAKAAACWTCTCTTGAGG | Zhang et al., 2008 |
| DinocoxF | AAAAATTGTAATCATAAACGCTTAGG | Zhang et al., 2008 |
| DinocoxR | TGTTGAGCCACCTATAGTAAACATTA | Zhang et al., 2008 |
| CYA361f | GGAATTTTCCGCAATGGG | Martin et al., 2008 |
| CYA785r | GACTACWGGGGTATCTAATCC | Martin et al., 2008 |