Table 3.
Observed sequence divergence (%) between pairs of echinorhynchid species for the 28S rDNA (below the diagonal) and COI sequence data (above the diagonal).
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Acanthocephalus lucii | — | 36.1 | 33.3 | 34.5 | 32.8 | 34.2 | 34.4 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 34.7 |
| 2. Echinorhynchus salmonis | 18.5 | — | 29.7 | 27.7 | 28.7 | 29.7 | 29.7 | 29.4 | 28.7 | 28.9 |
| 3. Echinorhynchus cinctulus | 31.1 | 23.1 | — | 21.7 | 22.2 | 21.5 | 21.7 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 23.1 |
| 4. Echinorhynchus brayi | 19.1 | 15.5 | 6.6 | — | 16.8 | 17.4 | 17.3 | 19.0 | 17.1 | 18.0 |
| 5. Echinorhynchus truttae | 19.3 | 15.3 | 7.5 | 0.8 | — | 8.2 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 8.9 |
| 6. Echinorhynchus gadi sp. I (Baltic Sea) | 19.2 | 15.4 | 7.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | — | 0.2 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 6.3 |
| 7. Echinorhynchus gadi sp. I (White Sea) | 19.2 | 15.4 | 7.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0* | — | 7.4 | 6.5 | 6.3 |
| 8. Echinorhynchus gadi sp. III | 19.2 | 15.4 | 7.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0* | 0.0* | — | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| 9. Echinorhynchus bothniensis | 19.2 | 15.4 | 7.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0* | 0.0* | 0.0* | — | 1.5 |
| 10. Echinorhynchus 'bothniensis' | 19.2 | 15.4 | 7.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0* | 0.0* | 0.0* | 0.0* | — |
*
sequences are identical