Table 2. Summary of miRNAs discovered in P. redivivus.

248	Confirmed miRNAs: criteria 1, computationally predicted hairpin; criteria 2, >10 reads
116	miRNAa sequences with >10 reads
63	Orthologs in related species
16	Located in exons
2	Located in gene UTR
3	Pairs of hairpins expressed from both strands
14	miRNA clusters
17	miRNAs have multiple origins in the genome

^a“star” sequence, or less abundant mature miRNA molecule processed from the hairpin in miRNA nomenclature.