Table 2. Pair-wise COI-5P barcode distances (expressed in %; K2P model) of marine fish species from the reference barcode library, at different taxonomic levels.
A | ||||
Comparison (Intra-) | Comparison (N) | Minimum Distance | Mean Distance± SE | Maximum Distance |
Species | 3452 | 0 | 0.39±0 | 18.74 |
Genus | 2019 | 1.09 | 8.91±0 | 23.06 |
Family | 4884 | 3.12 | 15.89±0 | 31.28 |
A. Values calculated using all 792 COI-5P barcodes representing 146 species from the reference library. B. Values calculated using the subset of 689 COI-5P barcodes (122 species) assigned to Grades A and B.