Table 1 Population details, geographical location of the population encompassing 27 sampled localities (S = latitude, W = longitude) throughout the range distribution of M. simplex and its haplotype distribution

S

W

RS1

Chuí

33° 43’

53° 21’

H5(3), H22(1), H26(1)

Cassino

32° 13’

52° 11’

H5(3), H14(1), H27(1)

RS2

São José do Norte

32° 03’

51° 59’

H5(3), H29(1)

Mostardas

31° 07’

50° 50’

H22(2), H25(1), H28(1), H30(1)

RS3

Cidreira

30° 07’

50° 11’

H2(2), H21(1), H22(1), H23(1)

Curumim

29° 37’

49° 56’

H2(1), H5(1), H19(1), H20(1)

Torres

29° 21’

49° 44’

H24(1)

SC4

Bal. Arroio do Silva

29° 00’

49° 26’

H1(1), H4(1)

Bal. Gaivota

29° 11’

49° 35’

H1(1), H4(1), H3(1), H7(1)

Araranguá

28° 57’

49° 22’

H1(2), H7(2), H10(1)

SC5

Ilhas

28° 54’

49° 19’

H1(1), H2(1), H30(1), H31(1)

Bal. Rincão

28° 48’

49° 12’

H1(1), H3(2), H4(1), H5(1)

Laguna

28° 36’

48° 50’

H3(1), H29(4)

SC6

Itapirubá

28° 19’

48° 42’

H3(1), H8(1)

Garopaba

27° 59’

48° 37’

H3(2), H9(1), H11(2)

Pinheira

27° 50’

48° 35’

H3(1), H11(3)

SC7

Florianópolis – Moçambique

27° 29’

48° 23’

H11(2)

Florianópolis – Joaquina

27° 37’

48° 27’

H1(1), H3(1), H11(2)

Florianópolis – Pântano do Sul

27° 46’

48° 31’

H3(1), H11(2), H13(1), H14(1)

SC8

Gov. Celso Ramos

27° 19’

48° 32’

H27(1), H28(1)

Navegantes

26° 51’

48° 38’

H11(4)

São Francisco do Sul

26° 15’

48° 31’

H1(1), H3(2), H12(1), H15(1)

PR9

Guaratuba

25° 56’

48° 34’

H1(1), H3(2), H11(2)

Pontal do Paraná

25° 40’

48° 27’

H3(1), H9(1), H11(1), H32(1)

NE10

Ilha Comprida - Cananéia

25° 02’

47° 53’

H3(2), H9(1), H11(2)

Ilha Comprida - Iguape

24° 42’

47° 28’

H3(2), H11(3)

Cabo Frio

22° 54’

42° 02’

H3(1), H6(1)