Table 1 List of specimens included in this study Including Locality, Voucher Numbers and GenBank Accession Numbers

Aplysia aff brasiliana

São Sebastiao, São Paulo, Brazil

MZSP 103234

KM272281*

KM272290

KM272296

Aplysia aff brasiliana

São Sebastiao, São Paulo, Brazil

MZSP 103233

KM272282*

KM272291

KM272298

Aplysia aff brasiliana

São Sebastiao, São Paulo, Brazil

MZSP 103250

KM272283*

KM272292

KM272299

Aplysia aff brasiliana

Ponta da Praia, Santos, São Paulo, Brazil

MZSP 109978

KM272287

–

–

Aplysia aff brasiliana

Ponta da Praia, Santos, São Paulo, Brazil

MZSP 109973

–

–

–

Aplysia aff brasiliana

Ponta da Praia, Santos, São Paulo, Brazil

MZSP 114920

–

–

–

Aplysia aff brasiliana

Camocim beach, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil

MNRJ 10633

–

–

–

Aplysia aff brasiliana

Mar do Norte, Casimiro de Abreu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

MNRJ 4221

–

–

–

Aplysia aff brasiliana

Conchas beach, Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

MNRJ 18228

–

–

–

Aplysia aff brasiliana

Conchas beach, Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

MNRJ 18229

–

–

–

Aplysia aff brasiliana

Boa Viagem beach, Guanabara Bay, Niterói, Brazil

MZSP 89678

–

–

–

Aplysia aff brasiliana

Itacurussá Island, Sepetiba Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

MNRJ 10629

–

–

–

Aplysia aff brasiliana

Ilha Grande Island, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

MNRJ 1902

–

–

–

Aplysia aff brasiliana

Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

MZSP 50343

–

–

–

Aplysia aff brasiliana

Búzioz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

MZSP 89681

–

–

–

Aplysia aff brasiliana

Ingleses beach, Bombinhas, Santa Catarina, Brazil

MZSP 104507

–

–

–

Aplysia brasiliana

São Sebastiao, São Paulo, Brazil

MZSP 103217

–

KM272295

KM272300

Aplysia brasiliana

Ponta da Praia, Santos, São Paulo, Brazil

MZSP 109903

KM272284

–

KM272297

Aplysia brasiliana

Ponta da Praia, Santos, São Paulo, Brazil

MZSP 113776

KM272285

KM272293

–

Aplysia brasiliana

Ponta da Praia, Santos, São Paulo, Brazil

MZSP 113777

KM272289

–

–

Aplysia brasiliana

Ponta da Praia, Santos, São Paulo, Brazil

MZSP 104038

KM272288

KM272294

–

Aplysia brasiliana

Ponta da Praia, Santos, São Paulo, Brazil

MZSP 35128

–

–

–

Aplysia brasiliana

Ponta da Praia, Santos, São Paulo, Brazil

MZSP 104044

–

–

–

Aplysia brasiliana

Ponta da Praia, Santos, São Paulo, Brazil

MZSP 109975

KM272286

–

–

Aplysia brasiliana

Ponta da Praia, Santos, São Paulo, Brazil

MZSP 109976

–

–

–

Aplysia brasiliana

Ponta da Praia, Santos, São Paulo, Brazil

MZSP 109977

–

–

–

Aplysia brasiliana

Ponta da Praia, Santos, São Paulo, Brazil

MZSP 109978

–

–

–

Aplysia brasiliana

Ilha Bela, Búzios Island, São Paulo, Brazil

MZSP 103233

–

–

–

Aplysia brasiliana

Ilha Bela, Serraria Island, São Paulo, Brazil

MZSP 103251

–

–

–

Aplysia brasiliana

Biscayne Bay, Florida, United States

–

AF192296

AF343426

–

Aplysia parvula

Stocking Island, Exuma, Bahamas

CPIC 00039

JX560139

JX560149

JX560158

Aplysia fasciata

Mediterranean Sea, Israel

–

AF192298

AF343428

Aplysia kurodai

Isozaki, Hitachinaka, Japan

CPIC 00548

JX560137

JX560147

JX560156

Aplysia kurodai

Isozaki, Hitachinaka, Japan

CPIC 00549

JX560138

JX560148

JX560157

Aplysia dactylomela

Stocking Island, Exuma, Bahamas

CPIC 00093

JX560134

JX560144

JX560153

Aplysia argus

Hekili Point, Maui, Hawaiian Islands

CPIC 00297

JX560133

JX560142

JX560151

Phyllaplysia taylori

Friday Harbor, Washington, United States

–

AF156139

AF156155

–