Resolving the Taxonomic Status of Chamelea gallina and C. striatula (Veneridae, Bivalvia): A Combined Molecular Cytogenetic and Phylogenetic Approach

Table 2

Pairwise p-distances between striped venus clam populations using mitochondrial COI and 16S rRNA genes and nuclear ITS2 sequences. Interspecific distances in bold.

Populations		COI gene	16S rDNA	ITS2
CST Pon	CGA Cad	0.1304	0.1121	0.0396
CST Pon	CGA Val	0.1320	0.1164	0.0330
CST Pon	CGA Ita	0.1335	0.1147	0.0330
CGA Cad	CGA Val	0.0095	0.0043	0.0132
CGA Cad	CGA Ita	0.0086	0.0047	0.0132
CGA Val	CGA Ita	0.0048	0.0022	0.0000
CST	CGA	0.1320	0.1144	0.0352