Table 1.
List of species, their catalogue numbers, sampling locality and GenBank accession numbers for gene sequences used in this study
| No. | Species | Catalogue numbers | Sampling locality | GenBank numbers of 16S rDNA |
| 1 | Sesarmoides kruasii | NMNS 0 | Ryukyu Island, Japan | MK432842 |
| 2 | Karstama boholano | NMNS 1 | Green Island, Taiwan | MK432843 |
| 3 | Karstama boholano | ZRC2012.0433-1 | Bohol, Philippines | MK432844 |
| 4 | Karstama boholano | NMNS 2 | Green Island, Taiwan | MK432845 |
| 5 | Karstama boholano | Paratype TMCD | Bohol, Philippines | MK432846 |
| 6 | Karstama boholano | ZRC2012.0433-2 | Bohol, Philippines | MK432847 |