Table 1.

Mapping of the Ciona intestinalis Mitochondrial-Like Contigs Inferred From EST Sequences on the Corresponding Complete mtDNA Sequence (AJ517314)

	Contig		mtDNA
	No. EST	L (bp)	From.. .To	% Id	Gap	Genesa
Link2/Ci-4	2	719	8177.. .8894	98.6	1	16S rRNA partial
Link2/Ci-11	30	945	6797.. .7740	99.6	—	ND1 end + Nc
Link2/Ci-12	25	464	8915.. .9369	99.1	—	I partial + ND3 + E
Ci-1	309	1646	11306.. .12909	99.2	—	S2 partial + CO1 + Nc
Ci-36	525	3215	3459.. .6663	99.0	2	A partial + CO2 + Cytb + P + ND4L + H + R + Q + CO3 + Nc
Ci-5	38	1689	1757.. .3434	99.6	1	ATP6 partial + ND2 + Nc
Ci-8	35	1533	9456.. .10958	99.6	—	ND4 + F + ATP8
Ci-10	25	1697	13044.. .14724	99.3	6	ND5 partial
Total	989	11908		99.3	10
Ci-9	3	620	12452.. .13074	99.3	2	partial 16Sb
Link1/Ci-2	2	677	7799.. .8455	98.6	2	CO2 endc
Link1/Ci-7	2	974	3337.. .4294	91.2	—	ND2 endc

For each link/contig are shown matching coordinates and percent identity (% Id) with the mtDNA of Ciona intestinalis.

^atRNA genes are named with the one-letter code of the charged amino acid.

^bComparison with Halocynthia roretzi mtDNA (AB024528).

^cComparison with Paracentrotus lividus mtDNA (J04815).