TABLE 5 in Unravelling a Taxonomic Puzzle: Reinstating the South African Scolelepis capensis as distinct from Scolelepis squamata (Annelida: Spionidae)

TABLE 5. Interspecific and intraspecific distances (Kimura 2 parameter model) of mitochondrial COI gene sequences for species of Scolelepis. Misidentified sequences of S. foliosa deposited on GenBank are being included with S. squamata (after Surugiu et al. 2022). Below diagonal values represent interspecific distances; above diagonal values represent the standard deviation and intraspecific distances within the groups are along the diagonal with the standard error. Species listed in order of target species relevance for comparison. n/c = not calculated. Scolelepis capensis (South Africa)Scolelepis squamata (Europe)Scolelepis agilis (USA)Scolelepis acuta (USA)Scolelepis cirratulus (Europe)Scolelepis daphoinos (Asia)Scolelepis goodbodyi (Brazil)Scolelepis kudenovi (Australia)Scolelepis lingulata (South Korea)Scolelepis mesnili (Europe)Scolelepis neglecta (Europe)Scolelepis papillosa (South Korea)Scolelepis sagittaria (South Korea)Scolelepis capensis0.010 ±0.0190.0200.0190.0180.0200.0200.0220.0190.0210.0200.0210.023(South Africa)0.002Scolelepis squamata0.1850.003 ±0.0190.0180.0140.0170.0200.0220.0200.0200.0210.0190.023(Europe)0.002Scolelepis agilis0.2050.1960.000 ±0.0170.0200.0190.0220.0230.0230.0220.0200.0220.023(USA)0.000Scolelepis acuta0.1920.1890.1860.016 ±0.0210.0190.0200.0200.0200.0210.0210.0200.022(USA)0.005Scolelepis cirratulus0.1810.1050.2050.2180.000 ±0.0200.0210.0220.0220.0210.0210.0210.024(Europe)0.000Scolelepis daphoinos0.1990.1820.1880.1940.1990.004 ±0.0210.0200.0200.0220.0210.0190.020(Asia)0.002Scolelepis goodbodyi0.1770.1860.1990.1790.1950.1940.004 ±0.0220.0230.0220.0240.0210.024(Brazil)0.002Scolelepis kudenovi0.2130.2120.2190.1910.2130.1930.208n/c0.0210.0220.0210.0230.025(Australia)Scolelepis lingulata0.1860.1980.2500.2160.2190.2060.2220.2110.006 ±0.0210.0220.0220.023(South Korea)0.002Scolelepis mesnili0.2170.2050.2350.2270.2140.2190.2170.2420.2280.007 ±0.0220.0220.022(Europe)0.003Scolelepis neglecta0.2120.2130.1980.2320.2050.2120.2460.2020.2350.2310.005 ±0.0220.024(Europe)0.002Scolelepis papillosa0.2170.1940.2480.2060.2120.1920.2070.2380.2430.2190.2240.002 ±0.024(South Korea)0.001Scolelepis sagittaria0.2440.2470.2590.2510.2520.2240.2390.2710.2440.2420.2520.2730.010 ±(South Korea)0.003