Table 3.
Absolute divergence matrix (%) between ITS2 sequences (428 to 437-bp) of Ornithodoros rietcorreai n. sp. from four cross-mating groups: ♂PI × ♀PI ticks (haplotypes A-C); ♂PB × ♀PB ticks (haplotypes D-J); ♂PB × ♀PI ticks (haplotypes E, H, K-M); and ♂PI × ♀PB ticks (haplotypes E, H, N-Q)
| HC | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | – | ||||||||||||||||
| B | 0.2 | – | |||||||||||||||
| C | 6.9 | 7.1 | – | ||||||||||||||
| D | 2.8 | 3.0 | 4.7 | – | |||||||||||||
| E | 2.5 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 0.2 | – | ||||||||||||
| F | 2.8 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | – | |||||||||||
| G | 2.8 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | – | ||||||||||
| H | 2.3 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | – | |||||||||
| I | 1.6 | 1.8 | 7.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | – | ||||||||
| J | 1.4 | 1.6 | 7.4 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 0.2 | – | |||||||
| K | 0.7 | 0.9 | 6.2 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.2 | – | ||||||
| L | 3.0 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 2.8 | – | |||||
| M | 1.6 | 1.8 | 7.1 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 4.1 | – | ||||
| N | 5.1 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 5.3 | – | |||
| O | 5.3 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 0.2 | – | ||
| P | 6.9 | 7.1 | 0.7 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 7.1 | 1.9 | 2.1 | – | |
| Q | 8.2 | 8.5 | 1.6 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 8.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 1.4 | – |
Abbreviation: HC ITS2 haplotype code (see Table 2)