Table 1. Primers and probes used in this study.

Primer name	Sequence	Citation	Notes
L_patella_18SF	GCTAAGCCATGCAAGTGCAAG	Kwan et al. 2012 [13]	Amplification of L. patella 18S rRNA gene
L_patella_18SR	ACGACTTTTACTTCCTCTAAGCGC	Kwan et al. 2012 [13]	Amplification of L. patella 18S rRNA gene
18S_F3	GATCCTGCCAGTAGTBATAT	Yokobori et al. 2006 [17]	Amplification of L. patella 18S rRNA gene
18S_R3	TGATCCTTCTGCAGGTTCA	Yokobori et al. 2006 [17]	Amplification of L. patella 18S rRNA gene
P1P4_COXI_F	GCTTTAGTTAGGACATCAATAAG	Kwan et al. 2012 [13]	Amplification of L. patella COXI gene
P1P4_COXI_R	ACTAACCACAATACAGGAATATC	Kwan et al. 2012 [13]	Amplification of L. patella COXI gene
P2P3_COXI_F	GCTTTAATTGGAACATCTATAAG	Kwan et al. 2012 [13]	Amplification of L. patella COXI gene
P2P3_COXI_R	CAGGAATGTCGAAACGAATG	Kwan et al. 2012 [13]	Amplification of L. patella COXI gene
Eric_COXI_F	TATRGTTRGKGGTTTTGG	This study	Amplification of L. patella COXI gene
Eric_COXI_R	CGGARAAATAAGCTCGWG	This study	Amplification of L. patella COXI gene
L_patella_18SF2	AGGCAGAAGAACCACACGAGG	This study	Sequencing of L. patella 18S rRNA gene
L_patella_18SR2	GCCACCACGACCATTCGAAAG	This study	Sequencing of L. patella 18S rRNA gene
M13_4_TOPO-F	GTAAAACGACGGCCAG	Supplied with TOPO-TA kit	Sequencing primer for TOPO clones
M13_4_TOPO-R	CAGGAAACAGCTATGAC	Supplied with TOPO-TA kit	Sequencing primer for TOPO clones