Table 3
Detection of K. septempunctata in marine invertebrates collected from coastal waters in this study

Family name

Species name

Number of individuals examined

PCR

Arabellidae

Arabella iricola

4

Chrysopetalidae

Chrysopetalum occidentale

1

Cirratulidae

Dodecaceria laddi

1

Eunicidae

Eunice antennata

6

Lysidice collaris

2

Euphrosinidae

Euphrosine superba

3

Nereidae

Nereis multignatha

4

Nereis neoneanthes

1

Perinereis cultrifera

5

Platynereis bicanaliculata

5

Opheliidae

Polyophalmus pictus

3

Orbiniidae

Naineris laevigata

5

Phyllodocidae

Eulalia virdis

1

Notophyllum sp.

2

Polynoidae

Halosydna brevisetosa

19

Harmothoe imbricata

3

Lepidonotus sp.

1

Serpulidae

Hydroides exalata

2

Spirobranchus tetraceros

2

Syllidae

Unidentified 1

11

Unidentified 2

4

Trypanosyllis zebra

2

Typosyllis ehlersioides

2

Terebellidae

Unidentified

3