Table 1. Collection sites, sample size, allocated geographic group and summary of molecular diversity for Cellana toreuma collected along the coast of China.
| ID | Site | Sample size | No. of haplotypes1 | Nucleotide diversity (π, Mean ± S.D.) | Gene diversity (H, Mean ± S.D.) | Group2 |
| QD | Qingdao (36°07′N, 120°36′E) | 21 | 3 (71% 23%*) | 0.00080±0.00081 | 0.45±0.10 | YS |
| DGD | Dagongdao (36°02N′ 120°13′E) | 30 | 5 (67% 23%*) | 0.00096±0.00089 | 0.51±0.08 | YS |
| SS | Shengshan (30°07′N 121°55E) | 15 | 3 (86%) | 0.00022±0.00040 | 0.26±0.14 | ECS |
| ZS | Zhoushan (29°57′N 122°12′E) | 52 | 5 (90%) | 0.00032±0.00046 | 0.18±0.07 | ECS |
| NJ | Nanjiliedao (27°33′N 120°41′E) | 30 | 5 (86%) | 0.00056±0.00064 | 0.25±0.10 | ECS |
| PT | Pingtan (25°27′N 119°48′E) | 29 | 3 (93%) | 0.00023±0.00039 | 0.14±0.08 | ECS |
| NRD | Nanridao (25°14′N 119°27′E) | 32 | 4 (90%) | 0.00032±0.00046 | 0.18±0.09 | ECS |
| MZD | Meizhoudao (25°14′N 119°09′E) | 24 | 4 (87%) | 0.00028±0.00044 | 0.24±0.11 | ECS |
| CW | Chongwu (24°53′N 118°56′E) | 32 | 4 (91%) | 0.00032±0.00046 | 0.18±0.09 | ECS |
| XM | Xiamen (24°25′N 118°08′E) | 32 | 5 (87%) | 0.00042±0.00054 | 0.25±0.10 | ECS |
| DS | Dongshan (23°43′N 117°32′E) | 32 | 2 (97%) | 0.00011±0.00026 | 0.06±0.06 | ECS |
| NA | Nanao (23°26′N 117°00′E) | 30 | 4 (90%) | 0.00034±0.00048 | 0.19±0.10 | ECS |
| SZ | Shenzhen (22°32′N 114°13′E) | 14 | 2(86% 14%**) | 0.00044±0.00058 | 0.26±0.14 | SCS |
| HK | Hong Kong (22°17′N 144°10′E) | 31 | 3 (90%) | 0.00032±0.00046 | 0.19±0.09 | SCS |
| WZD | Weizhoudao (21°26′N 109°03′E) | 14 | 2 (92%) | 0.00048±0.00061 | 0.14±0.12 | SCS |
1
Values in the parentheses are the percentages of haplotype 1 in the populations;
*
percentages of haplotype no. 2 in QD and DGD populations;
**
percentages of haplotype no. 10 in SZ populations.
2
Based on the geographical locations, these populations were divided into three groups. YS, ECS and SCS represent populations from Yellow Sea, East China Sea and South China Sea, respectively.