Table 2 Primers and references for specific protocols for amplification of the four DNA fragments sequenced in the study.

From: Rough backs: taxonomic value of epicuticular sculpturing in the genus Milnesium Doyère, 1840 (Tardigrada: Apochela)

DNA fragment

Primer name

Primer direction

Primer sequence (5′-3′)

Primer source

PCR programme

18S rRNA

18S_Tar_Ff1

Forward

AGGCGAAACCGCGAATGGCTC

39

40

18S_Tar_Rr1

Reverse

GCCGCAGGCTCCACTCCTGG

28S rRNA

28S_Eutar_F

Forward

ACCCGCTGAACTTAAGCATAT

41

42

28SR0990

Reverse

CCTTGGTCCGTGTTTCAAGAC

42

ITS-2

ITS2_Eutar_Ff

Forward

GCATCGATGAAGAACGCAGC

43

43

ITS2_Eutar_Rr

Reverse

TCCTCCGCTTATTGATATGC

COI

LCO1490

Forward

GGTCAACAAATCATAAAGATATTGG

44

11

HCOoutout

Reverse

GTAAATATATGRTGDGCTC

45