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TABLE 2 in Unravelling a Taxonomic Puzzle: Reinstating the South African Scolelepis capensis as distinct from Scolelepis squamata (Annelida: Spionidae)

  • 1. Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, 7600, South Africa
  • 2. Department of Conservation and Marine Science, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, 8000, South Africa

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TABLE 2. PCR Thermal cycling conditions for three genes: COI, 18S and 28S used to amplify Scolelepis specimens from South Africa, adapted from Surugiu et al. (2022).

No. of cycles
GeneInitial denaturationDenaturationAnnealingExtensionFinal Extension
COI38
94°C—3 mins94°C—30s46°C—45s72°C—1min72°C—5min
18S40
94°C—3 mins94°C—30s51°C—45s72°C—1.5min72°C—5min
28S40
94°C—5 mins94°C—20s52°C—45s72°C—1.5min72°C—5min

Notes

Published as part of Smith, Lee Vernon, Kara, Jyothi & Simon, Carol Anne, 2025, Unravelling a Taxonomic Puzzle: Reinstating the South African Scolelepis capensis as distinct from Scolelepis squamata (Annelida: Spionidae), pp. 404 in Zootaxa 5729 (3) on page 404, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5729.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/18018740

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References

  • Surugiu, V., Schwenter, M. & Meissner, K. (2022) Fixing the identity of Scolelepis squamata (Annelida: Spionidae) - neotype designation, redescription and DNA barcode sequences. Systematics and Biodiversity, 20 (1), 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1080/14772000.2021.2003906