Table 1 Country and sampling site names, site codes, geographical coordinates of sites, number of specimens used per site in this analysis (N), and taxonomic status (putative or reference) of the mussels.

From: Global species delimitation of smooth-shelled blue mussels in the Mytilus edulis complex

Country/site

Site code

Coordinates

N

Status

Australia

    

 Port Arthur

PORA

43° 08ʹ 29.9ʺ S; 147° 51ʹ 23ʺ E

5

Putative M. planulatus

Argentina

    

 Comodoro Rivadavia

COM

45° 56ʹ 00.0ʺ S; 67° 32ʹ 00.0ʺ W

5

Putative M. platensis

 Isla de los Pájaros

IPL

42° 25ʹ 16.6ʺ S; 64° 30ʹ 58.9ʺ W

5

Putative M. platensis

Canada

    

 Halifax

KKAT

44° 30ʹ 33.8ʺ N; 63° 29ʹ 24.9ʺ W

5

Reference M. trossulus

 Vancouver

VAN

49° 40ʹ 19.0ʺ N; 124° 56ʹ 34.0ʺ W

6

Reference M. trossulus

Chile

    

 Abtao, Chiloé Island

CHT

42° 24ʹ 0.54ʺ S; 74° 24ʹ 0.54ʺ W

5

Putative M. chilensis

 Golfo de Trinidad

CHGT

49° 50ʹ 43.7ʺ S; 75º 22ʹ 8.85ʺ W

5

Putative M. chilensis

France

    

 Loire

LOI

47° 14ʹ 43.8ʺ N; 02° 13ʹ 48.8ʺ W

5

Reference M. edulis

Italy

    

 Oristano

ORI

39° 47ʹ 59.8ʺ N; 08° 31ʹ 09.7ʺ E

5

Reference M. galloprovincialis

Netherlands

    

 Oosterschelde

NLO

51° 50ʹ 07.1ʺ N; 03° 49ʹ 18.21ʺ E

5

Reference M. edulis

New Zealand

    

 Akaroa

AKAR

43° 40ʹ 19.0ʺ S; 172° 54.0ʺ E

5

Putative M. aoteanus

 Chatham Island

CHAI

43° 35.956 S; 176° 39.939 W

5

Putative M. aoteanus

 Greymouth

GREY

42° 27.457 S; 171° 12.357 E

5

Putative M. aoteanus

 Kaikoura

KAIK

42° 24.260 S; 173° 41.103 E

5

Putative M. aoteanus

 Point Kean

PKEA

42° 26.067 S; 173° 41.476 E

5

Putative M. aoteanus

 Ringitingi Beach

RINB

46° 53.259 S; 167° 59.907 E

5

Putative M. aoteanus

 Wharariki Beach

WHBE

40° 30.223 S; 172° 39.592 E

5

Putative M. aoteanus

United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

    

 Lough Foyle

LGF

55° 5ʹ 35.05ʺ N; 07° 04ʹ 48.9ʺ W

5

Reference M. edulis

Ukraine

    

 Azov Sea

AZO

45° 43ʹ 51.7ʺ N; 35° 5ʹ 0.26ʺ E

5

Reference M. galloprovincialis

Spain

    

 Camarinal

CAM

36° 4ʹ 48.01ʺ N; 5° 47ʹ 58.0ʺ W

5

Reference M. galloprovincialis

USA

    

 Indian River, Delaware

IRD

38° 36ʹ 27.3ʺ N; 75° 03ʹ 37.8ʺ W

5

Reference M. edulis

Total number of mussels

 

106