Table 6 Pairwise distance matrix (p-distances, %) of the nifH gene (369 bp) for Neowestiellopsis persica A1387 and closely related strains

2. KJ636982Fischerellasp. NQAIF311

99.10

3. KJ636985Westiellopsissp. NQAIF324

95.80

96.40

4. KT832455Fischerella muscicolaSAG_1427-1

95.40

96.70

99.40

5. JQ627812Hapalosiphon welwitschii_Ind21

94.65

90.88

91.19

95.28

6. KT832451Fischerella_sp. NIES-2361

94.54

95.80

98.50

98.27

94.65

7. U73140Fischerellasp. UTEX1903

94.42

95.04

94.73

94.11

88.67

93.49

8. KT832449Mastigocladussp. FACHB-785

94.25

95.80

94.31

94.25

93.71

94.82

96.59

9. EF570553Mastigocladus laminosusCCMEE_5201

92.39

95.50

94.31

93.67

94.65

93.96

96.59

96.83

10. U49514Fischerellasp. UTEX1931

92.11

94.91

94.61

93.67

93.39

92.81

100

95.97

95.65

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