Table 4. Pairwise genetic divergence for Xylophaga species.
X. washingtona n = 1 | X. dorsalis n = 5 | X. brava sp. nov. n = 6 | X. atlantica n = 6 | X. cf. anselli n = 4 | Within species (18SrDNA) | |
X. washingtona n = 1 | - | 0.036±0.005 | 0.033±0.005 | 0.040±0.005 | 0.031±0.004 | n.a. |
X. dorsalis n = 4 | 0.137±0.01 | - | 0.016±0.003 | 0.016±0.003 | 0.012±0.003 | 0.0000 |
X. brava sp. nov. n = 3 | 0.145±0.01 | 0.134±0.01 | - | 0.017±0.004 | 0.00±0.002 | 0.0000 |
X. atlantica n = 6 | 0.127±0.01 | 0.142±0.01 | 0.095±0.009 | - | 0.012±0.003 | 0.0000 |
X. cf. anselli n = 3 | 0.136±0.01 | 0.126±0.01 | 0.041±0.006 | 0.083±0.008 | - | 0.0000 |
Within species (28SrDNA) | n.a. | 0.002±0.001 | 0.000±0.000 | 0.0036±0.001 | 0.0098±0.003 | - |
p-values and standard deviation for 28SrDNA and 18rDNA are represented below and above the diagonal, respectively. n.a. = not applicable, group with only one specimen.