Table 3.
Introns in Leptosira cpDNA and homologous introns at identical gene locations in other chlorophyte cpDNAs
| Leptosira intron | Homologous introns | |||
| Designation | Subgroup a | ORF location b | Green alga c/Intron number d | Accession no. |
| Lt.trnL(uaa) | IC3 | - | Bryopsis plumosa (U) | GenBank:M61159 |
| Chlorella vulgaris (T) | GenBank:NC_001865 | |||
| Scenedesmus obliquus (C) | GenBank:M90641 | |||
| Lt.chlL | IA1 | - | Chlorella vulgaris (T) | GenBank:NC_001865 |
| Lt.psaB | IA1 | - | Chlamydomonas moewusii (C) | GenBank:M90641 |
| Scenedesmus obliquus (C) | GenBank:M90641 | |||
| Stigeoclonium helveticum i2 (C) | Genbank:DQ630521 | |||
| Lt.psbC | IA1 | L9.3 | - | - |
a Group I introns were classified according to Michel and Westhof [48].
b L followed by a number refers to the loop extending the base-paired region identified by the number.
c The letter in parentheses denotes the chlorophyte lineage comprising the green alga indicated: U, Ulvophyceae; T, Trebouxiophyceae; C, Chlorophyceae.
d The intron number is given when more than one intron is present.