For 16S the sequences of Paramytha
schanderi gen. et sp. nov. diverged by 0.4–1.1%, while the
distance to the closest species (Paramytha sp.) ranged between
17.6% and 19.4%. The sequences of Paramytha sp. diverged by 0–
0.4%. The 16S sequences of Pavelius smileyi sp. nov. diverged by 0–
0.4%, and the distance to the closest species, Pavelius uschakovi,
was 15%. In the entire 16S dataset, the closest interspecific distance
was 9.7% between Amphisamytha lutzi and Amphisamytha caldarei.