Table 2.

Number of ESTs Available for Various Microalgal Species

Class	Organism	No of ESTs	Reference
Chlorophytes	Chlamydomonas incerta	5,124	O'Brien et al., 2007
	Mesostigma viride	5,615	O'Brien et al., 2007
	Nephroselmis olivaceae	126	O'Brien et al., 2007
	Scenedesmus obliquus	6,615	O'Brien et al., 2007
	Acetabularia acetabulum	941	Henry et al., 2004
Stramenopiles	Laminaria digitata	500	Crepineau et al., 2000
	Phaeodactylum tricornutum	130,000	Maheswari et al., 2005; 2008
	Thalassiosira pseudonana	77,000	Maheswari et al., 2005; 2008
Rhodophytes	Porphyra yezoensis	10,154	Nikaido et al., 2000
	Galdieria sulphuraria	5,270	Weber et al., 2004
	Gracilaria gracilis	200	Lluisma and Ragan, 1997
Glaucophytes	Cyanophora paradoxa	9,867	O'Brien et al., 2007
	Glaucocystis nostochinearum	8,475	O'Brien et al., 2007
Haptophytes	Emiliania huxleyi	3,000	Wahlund et al., 2004
	Pavlova lutheri	7,590	O'Brien et al., 2007
	Isochrysis galbana	12,205	O'Brien et al., 2007
Chlorachniophytes	Bigelowiella natans	3,472	Archibald et al., 2003
Dinoflagellates	Amphidinium carterae	2,143	Bachvaroff et al., 2004
	Lingulodinium polyedrum	1,012	Hackett et al., 2005
	Alexandrium tamarense	6,723	Hackett et al., 2005