Table 4 Interspecific pairwise (Pwc) distances (%) calculated among consensus sequences for 16S rDNA, 12S rDNA, and cox 1 haplotypes of each Rhipicephalus species examined
R. sanguineus s.l. | R. sp. I | R. sp. II | R. sp. III | R. sp. IV | R. guilhoni | R. pusillus | R. turanicus | R. muhsamae | R. bursa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16S rDNA | ||||||||||
R. sanguineus s.l. | - | |||||||||
R. sp. I | 5.1 | - | ||||||||
R. sp. II | 8.7 | 7 | - | |||||||
R. sp. III | 6.2 | 4 | 7 | - | ||||||
R. sp. IV | 9 | 7.6 | 10.5 | 7.3 | - | |||||
R. guilhoni | 3.3 | 5.1 | 9.5 | 6.2 | 8.3 | - | ||||
R. pusillus | 9.4 | 9.4 | 11.6 | 10.2 | 12.6 | 10.2 | - | |||
R. turanicus | 11.3 | 9.5 | 12.4 | 8 | 12 | 10.6 | 13.4 | - | ||
R. muhsamae | 11.6 | 11.6 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 14.4 | 11.2 | 12 | 15.6 | - | |
R. bursa | 15.2 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.1 | 14.9 | 15.6 | 18.1 | 15.9 | - |
12S rDNA | ||||||||||
R. sanguineus s.l. | - | |||||||||
R. sp. I | 10.1 | - | ||||||||
R. sp. II | 10.5 | 10.4 | - | |||||||
R. sp. III | 7.3 | 9 | 7.6 | - | ||||||
R. sp. IV | 8.7 | 9.8 | 9.3 | 6.1 | - | |||||
R. guilhoni | 3.5 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 6.7 | 8.2 | - | ||||
R. pusillus | 9.6 | 9.6 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 8.1 | 9.3 | - | |||
R. turanicus | 10.2 | 11.3 | 10.2 | 8.5 | 7 | 9.6 | 9.9 | - | ||
R. muhsamae | 11.9 | 11.3 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 11.4 | 7.9 | 10.7 | - | |
R. bursa | 14.4 | 15.3 | 13 | 12.7 | 13.3 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.8 | 13 | - |
cox 1 | ||||||||||
R. sanguineus s.l. | - | |||||||||
R. sp. I | 12.3 | - | ||||||||
R. sp. II | 15.7 | 12.5 | - | |||||||
R. sp. III | 13.6 | 9.4 | 13.2 | - | ||||||
R. sp. IV | 12.3 | 9.4 | 12.5 | 10 | - | |||||
R. guilhoni | 9.6 | 10 | 14 | 11.1 | 11.3 | - | ||||
R. pusillus | 13.8 | 11.1 | 14 | 11.5 | 9.8 | 10.9 | - | |||
R. turanicus | 14.9 | 11.7 | 14.2 | 11.5 | 12.3 | 13.6 | 13.2 | - | ||
R. muhsamae | 18.7 | 14.5 | 16.8 | 13.8 | 14.5 | 15.3 | 14.2 | 17 | - | |
R. bursa | 16.8 | 13.8 | 16.2 | 14.7 | 13.8 | 15.5 | 13.6 | 15.5 | 16.2 | - |