Primers Used to Amplify and Sequence Gene Regions in This Study
Primer / Gene / Sequence / Reference
12SrDNAL / 12S / GGATTAGATACCCCACTATGC / Miyaki et al. (1998)
12SrDNAH / 12S / AGGGTGACGGGCGGTATGTACG / Miyaki et al. (1998)
16SrDNAL / 16S / TGCGCTACCTTCGCACGGT / Miyaki et al. (1998)
16SrDNAH / 16S / CCTACCGAGCTGGGTGATAGCTGGTT / Miyaki et al. (1998)
LCOIp / COI / TTCTGATTYTTYGGMCACCCAG / Modified from Palumbi (1996)
H7523 / COI / ACTGTGAATATGTGGTGGGC / Eberhard & Bermingham (2004)
L7506 / COI / TAGGGTTYATCGTATGGGCC / Eberhard & Bermingham (2004)
H7642 / COI / CTCATTTGATGGTCCCTCCG / Eberhard & Bermingham (2004)
L7628 / COI / GACTCGCCACACTACACGG / Eberhard & Bermingham (2004)
H7813 / COI / GTATGTGTCGTGTAGGGCA / Eberhard & Bermingham (2004)
L7773 / COI / GTCTCACAGGRATCGTCC / Eberhard & Bermingham (2004)
H7879 / COI / GAATAGGGGGAATCAGTGGG / Eberhard & Bermingham (2004)
L7804 / COI / AATAGGTGCCGTCTTTGCC / Eberhard & Bermingham (2004)
HCOIp / COI / GTRTAGGCRTCTGGRTAGTC / Modified from Palumbi (1996)
L14841p / CYTB / GCTTCCATCCAACATCTCAGCATGATGAAA / Modified from Kocher et al. (1989)
CBH 15120p / CYTB / GAAGGTTGCGGATTAGTCAGCCG / Modified from Ribas et al. (2005)
CBL 15062p / CYTB / CCGCAGACACCTCTCTAGCC / Modified from Ribas et al. (2005)
H15149p / CYTB / CTGCAGCCCCTCAGAATGATATTTGTCCTC / Modified from Kocher et al. (1989)
CBL 15249p / CYTB / CCTYCTCCTCACCCTCATRGC / Modified from Ribas et al. (2005)
CBH 15516p / CYTB / TTTGATGRGATGCCCAGGGGG / Modified from Ribas et al. (2005)
CBL 15462p / CYTB / CACCAGCCTAGTCCTTATCC / Modified from Ribas et al. (2005)
CBH 15708p / CYTB / GCGTATGCGAATAGGAAGTAYCAC / Modified from Ribas et al. (2005)
CBL 15660p / CYTB / YTTCACCCCAGCAAACCCCCTAG / Modified from Ribas et al. (2005)
H15767 / CYTB / ATGAAGGGATGTTCTACTGGTTG / Edwards et al. (1991)
TGFB2-F / TGFB2 / GAAGCGTGCTCTAGATGCTG / Burt & Patton (1991)
TGFB2-R / TGFB2 / AGGCAGCAATTATCCTGCAC / Burt & Patton (1991)
TROPF / TROP / AATGGCTGCAGAGGATTA / Lemmonier et al. (1991)
TROPR / TROP / TCCTCTTCAAGCTCAGCACA / Lemmonier et al. (1991)
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