Table 3 Distance summary for each species including the distance to the nearest neighbor (NN) and species’ barcoding gaps
Species | n | Minimum distance (%) | Maximum distance (%) | Mean Dist ± SD (%) | Nearest neighbor | Distance to NN (%) | Barcoding gap (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alloteuthis sp. | 29 | 0.00 | 0.61 | 0.17 ± 0.14 | L. forbesii | 12.25 | 11.64 |
Loligo forbesii | 23 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.04 ± 0.06 | L. vulgaris | 10.25 | 9.95 |
Loligo vulgaris | 3 | 0.46 | 2.13 | 1.42 ± 0.86 | L. forbesii | 10.25 | 8.12 |
Todarodes sagittatus | 2 | 0.33 | 0.33 | N/A | I. coindetti | 14.50 | 14.17 |
Todaropsis eblanae | 7 | 0.00 | 0.61 | 0.23 ± 0.20 | I. coindetti | 14.78 | 14.17 |
Illex coindetii | 4 | 0.00 | 0.33 | 0.16 ± 0.17 | S. tridens | 14.05 | 13.72 |
Sepietta oweniana | 4 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 0.08 ± 0.08 | S. neglecta | 7.91 | 7.76 |
Sepietta neglecta | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | S. oweniana | 7.91 | N/A |
Sepiola atlantica | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 | N/A | S. tridens | 3.41 | 3.41 |
Sepiola tridens | 16 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | S. atlantica | 3.41 | 3.41 |
Sepiola pfefferi | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | S. tridens | 8.59 | N/A |
Rossia macrosoma | 8 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | S. pfefferi | 14.84 | 14.84 |
Sepia elegans | 3 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | S. pfefferi | 17.47 | 17.47 |
Eledone cirrhosa | 5 | 0.00 | 0.49 | 0.24 ± 0.17 | S. pfefferi | 19.20 | 18.71 |