Table 3.
Pairwise genetic distances (in %) between mitochondrial 16S rDNA of reference sequences and Corsican specimens of the genus Rhipicephalus (C1, C2, and C3 sequences were compared with the whole database of Hekimoğlu et al. [10])
| Species (morphology) | Sequence | R. bursa | C1 | C2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhipicephalus bursa | ||||
| Corsican Rhipicephalus sanguineus (s.l.) | C1 (n = 8) | 14.5 ± 2.1 | ||
| C2 (n = 1) | 11.3 ± 1.9 | 6.6 ± 1.5 | ||
| Corsican Rhipicephalus bursa | C3 (n = 3) | 0.4 ± 0.2 | 13.8 ± 2.0 | 10.6 ± 1.8 |
| Rhipicephalus sanguineus (s.l.) | OTU8 | 14.4 ± 2.1 | 6.1 ± 1.5 | 6.0 ± 1.3 |
| OTU5 | 16.6 ± 2.3 | 7.4 ± 1.4 | 6.7 ± 1.3 | |
| OTU9 | 16.4 ± 2.5 | 1.4 ± 0.3 | 8.6 ± 1.8 | |
| OTU1 | 14.4 ± 2.6 | 10.7 ± 2.1 | 9.3 ± 2.0 | |
| OTU6 | 17.3 ± 3.2 | 9.0 ± 2.1 | 8.5 ± 2.0 | |
| OTU7 | 15.9 ± 2.6 | 8.5 ± 1.8 | 7.6 ± 1.7 | |
| OTU4 | 12.2 ± 2.0 | 7.7 ± 1.6 | 0.4 ± 0.2 | |