Research Article

Phylogenetic Information Content of Copepoda Ribosomal DNA Repeat Units: ITS1 and ITS2 Impact

Table 2

Pairwise uncorrected genetic distance among 18 sequences of Cyclopoida based on comparison of 28S rRNA gene.

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1Oncaea sp.
2Paracyclopina nana 0.229
3Oithona similis 0.2300.148
4Oithona helgolandica 0.2270.1430.011
5Oithona nana 0.2330.1810.1550.146
6Oithona simplex 0.2440.1520.1750.1660.177
7Cyclops kolensis 0.2090.2230.1970.1950.2440.212
8Cyclops strenuus 0.2070.2200.1970.1950.2420.2070.005
9Cyclops insignis Moscow0.2160.2230.2040.2030.2450.2010.0370.032
10C. insignis Borok0.2090.2160.1980.1970.2410.1970.0270.0230.014
11Diacyclops bicuspidatus 0.1860.2000.1830.1800.2240.1940.0900.0850.0980.087
12Thermocyclops oithonoides 0.2200.2030.1910.1860.2160.1840.1280.1230.1200.1160.098
13Thermocyclops crassus 0.2180.2030.1810.1780.2200.2040.1270.1250.1270.1250.0930.084
14Mesocyclops leuckarti 0.1980.1830.1740.1710.2150.1810.1330.1280.1230.1220.0900.0870.079
15Macrocyclops albidus 0.2210.1980.1970.1910.2150.1780.1450.1430.1370.1340.0990.1310.1140.105
16Macrocyclops distinctus 0.2300.2160.1920.1920.2180.1910.1520.1480.1430.1420.1130.1270.1430.1310.123
17Megacyclops viridis Borok10.2130.2070.1950.1920.2300.1910.1370.1340.1340.1230.1050.1160.1170.1140.1300.139
18M. viridis Borok20.2070.2100.2060.2030.2360.1980.1230.1220.1270.1190.0850.1140.1100.1050.1250.1300.050

All positions containing gaps and missing data were eliminated (complete deletion option). Final dataset, 657 positions.