Table 1 List of species used in our molecular analyses, with corresponding sequences, and their GenBank accession numbers

Euphilomedes cacharodonta

Unknown

L81941.1

–

–

–

–

Spears and Abele (1997)

Euphilomedes sordida 1

Unknown

AF363299.1

AF363315.1

AF363330.1

AF363349.1

–

Oakley and Cunningham (2002)

Euphilomedes sordida 2

Central Japan (33°42′2″N 135°15′30″E)

AB076656.1

–

–

–

–

Yamaguchi and Endo (2003)

Euphilomedes sp. 1

Japan

AF363302.1

AF363314.1

AF363335.1

AF363345.1

–

Oakley and Cunningham (2002)

Euphilomedes sp. 2

South Korea (38°10′10″N, 128°36′29″E)

KM875567

KM875572

KM875574

KM875576

–

Present paper

Eusarsiella sp.

Belize

AF363305.1

AF363312.1

AF363338.1

AF363343.1

–

Oakley and Cunningham (2002)

Harbansus paucichelatus

unknown

AF363303.1

AF363311.1

AF363329.1

AF363356.1

–

Oakley and Cunningham (2002)

Harbansus paucichelatus M1

Yucatan (21°17′66″N, 89°36′34″W)

KM875570

KM875573

KM875575

KM875577

KM875580

Present paper

Harbansus paucichelatus M2

Yucatan (21°17′66″N, 89°36′34″W)

KM875571

–

–

–

KM875581

Present paper

Harbansus paucichelatus F1

Yucatan (21°17′66″N, 89°36′34″W)

KM875568

–

–

–

KM875578

Present paper

Harbansus paucichelatus F2

Yucatan (21°17′66″N, 89°36′34″W)

KM875569

–

–

–

KM875579

Present paper

Metavargula japonica

unknown

AF363300.1

–

–

–

–

Oakley and Cunningham (2002)

Philomedes sp.

East China Sea

DQ531747.1

–

–

–

–

unpublished (Yu and Chen)

Rutiderma apex

unknown

AF363308.1

AF363313.1

AF363336.1

AF363360.1

–

Oakley and Cunningham (2002)

Sarsiella misakiensis

Central Japan (33°42′12″N 135°17′54″E)

AB076655.1

–

–

–

–

Yamaguchi and Endo (2003)

Vargula hilgendorfii

unknown

AF363301.1

AF363317.1

AF363332.1

AF363357.1

–

Oakley and Cunningham (2002)

Vargula tsujii

unknown

HM009310.1

–

–

–

–

unpublished (Pasha et al.)