Table 2 Summary of K2P genetic divergence within different taxonomic levels from 1,244 analyzed specimens
From: Can DNA barcoding accurately discriminate megadiverse Neotropical freshwater fish fauna?
Category | Taxa | Min dist(%) | Mean dist(%) | Max dist(%) | SE dist(%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Within species | 224 | 0 | 1.3 (0.3*) | 8.5 | 0.02 |
Within genus | 122 | 0 | 6.8 | 24.8 | 0.05 |
Within family | 36 | 1.4 | 20.1 | 31.5 | 0.01 |
Within order | 10 | 15.2 | 23.3 | 33.4 | 0.00 |
Within class | 2 | 16.8 | 24.5 | 38.1 | 0.00 |