Table 2.
Nucleotide changes in different regions based on comparisons of individual sequences and cloning
| Cell category and site | Host | No. of cells | No. of sequences | No. of nucleotide changesb |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITS1 | ITS2 | LSU | Total | ||||
| Variability between individual parasite cells | |||||||
| U.S. Atlantic coast | Favella panamensis | 17 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Villefranche-sur-Mer, France | Favella markusovszkyi | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Masan Bay, Republic of Korea | Favella panamensis | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Villefranche-sur-Mer, France | Tintinnopsis sp. | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Rhode River, MD | T. cf. subacuta | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 19 |
| Rhode River, MD | Tintinnopsis sp. | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| Assawoman Bay, MD | Favellaarcuata | 4 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| Rhode River, MD | Eutintinnus tenuis | 5 | 35 | 15 (5) | 10 (5) | 3 | 28 (10) |
| Annapolis harbor, MD | Eutintinnus pectinis | 2 | 27 | 8 (4) | 9 (3) | 0 | 17 (7) |
| Variability within individual parasite cells | |||||||
| Assawoman Bay | Favella arcuata | 1 | 6a | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| Assawoman Bay | Favella arcuata | 1 | 6a | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Rhode River | T. cf. subacuta | 1 | 24a | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Rhode River | Eutintinnus tenuis | 1 | 24a | 12 (4) | 8 (4) | 3 | 20 (4) |
| Annapolis Harbor | Eutintinnus pectinis | 1 | 22a | 3 (2) | 9 (2) | 0 | 12 (4) |
a
Number of clones sequenced.
b
Numbers in parentheses represent inferred insertions and deletions in the alignment.