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Table 2 Alvi elements detected in decapods.

From: DIRS1-like retrotransposons are widely distributed among Decapoda and are particularly present in hydrothermal vent organisms

  

Specific primer combinations *

  

Alvi1 family

Alvi2 family

Alvi3 family

Alvi4 family

Specimens

Environments and phylum

2 specific primers

1 specific primer $

2 specific primers

1 specific primer $

2 specific primers

1 specific primer $

2 specific primers

1 specific primer $

Rimicaris exoculata

hydrothermal shrimps

RexAlvi1

RexAlvi1

RexAlvi2

RexAlvi2

na

na

na

RexAlvi1

Chorocaris chacei

hydrothermal shrimps

CchAlvi1

CchAlvi1

CchAlvi2

A

na

CchAlvi2

na

A

Mirocaris fortunata

hydrothermal shrimps

na

MfoAlvi1

MfoAlvi3

A

MfoAlvi3

MfoAlvi3

na

MfoAlvi3

Alvinocaris markensis

hydrothermal shrimps

AmaAlvi1

AmaAlvi1

AmaAlvi2

A

na

AmaAlvi5

na

A

Alvinocaris muricola

hydrothermal shrimps

A

AmuAlvi1

AmuAlvi2

A

na

na

na

A

Alvinocaris stactophila

hydrothermal shrimps

A

AstAlvi1

AstAlvi2

A

na

AstAlvi4

AstAlvi4

AstAlvi4

Segonzacia mesatlantica

hydrothermal crabs

na

na

na

na

na

na

na

na

Bythograea thermydron

hydrothermal crabs

na

na

na

na

na

na

na

na

Cyanagraea praedator

hydrothermal crabs

na

na

na

na

na

na

na

na

Munidopsis recta

hydrothermal galatheid crabs

na

na

na

na

na

na

na

na

Palaemon serratus

intertidal shrimps

na

na

na

na

na

na

na

na

Crangon crangon

intertidal shrimps

na

na

na

na

na

na

na

na

Other decapods tested *

intertidal or seamount

na

na

na

-

na

na

-

na

  1. In black bold: Amplicon sequences corresponding to the element targeted. Underlined: PCR amplification products in species in which the element targeted was firstly identified. In italics: Amplicon sequences corresponding to another element than the one targeted. A: PCR amplification product of the expected size observed but not sequenced. na: No PCR amplification of expected size. -: Not tested. * see Methods for more details. $ single specific primer associated to the Retro1+ primer.