Table 3. Summary of K2P genetic p-distances (%) within different taxonomic levels.
16S | Cyt b | 18S | ||||
Comparisons within | Mean | SE | Mean | SE | Mean | SE |
species | 0.27 | 0.05 | 0.78 | 0.11 | 0.16 | 0.02 |
genus | 2.38 | 0.36 | 10.52 | 0.32 | 0.54 | 0.29 |
family | 4.39 | 0.42 | 15.24 | 0.61 | 4.21 | 0.08 |
order | 11.82 | 0.85 | - | 6.72 | 0.17 |
Values are calculated from DNA partial sequences of mitochondrial 16S rRNA (16S; n = 281), cytochrome b (cyt b; n = 124), and nuclear ribosomal 18S rRNA (16S; n = 276).