Table 2. Proposed nomenclature for the CesA genes from M. truncatula based on amino acid identities with the orthologous proteins from A. thaliana and P. trichocarpa.
| Populus/Medicago %identity | P. trichocarpa | M. truncatula | A. thaliana | Arabidopsis/Medicago %identity |
| 87 | PtiCesA1-A estExt_fgenesh4_pm.C_LG_XVIII0125 | MtCesA1 Medtr3g107520 | AtCesA1/RSW1 AT4G32410 | 84 |
| 87 | PtiCesA1-B fgenesh4_pg.C_LG_VI001789 | MtCesA1 Medtr3g107520 | AtCesA1/RSW1 AT4G32410 | 84 |
| 83 | PtiCesA3-A eugene3.00060479 | MtCesA3 Medtr3g030040 | AtCesA3/CEV1 AT5G05170 | 85 |
| 84 | PtiCesA3-B eugene3.00160483 | MtCesA3 Medtr3g030040 | AtCesA3/CEV1 AT5G05170 | 85 |
| 88 | PtiCesA3-C estExt_fgenesh4_pg.C_LG_IX0979 | MtCesA3 Medtr3g030040 | AtCesA3/CEV1 AT5G05170 | 85 |
| 88 | PtiCesA3-D estExt_Genewise1_v1.C_LG_I1792 | MtCesA3 Medtr3g030040 | AtCesA3/CEV1 AT5G05170 | 85 |
| 84 | PtiCesA4 eugene3.00002636 | MtCesA4 Medtr2g035780 | AtCesA4/IRX5 AT5G44030 | 77 |
| 87 | PtiCesA6-B estExt_fgenesh4_pg.C_LG_VII0650 | MtCesA6-B Medtr8g092590 | AtCesA6/IXR2/PRC1 AT5G64740 | 82 |
| 81 | PtiCesA6-C estExt_fgenesh4_pg.C_LG_V1107 | MtCesA6-C Medtr1g098550 | AtCesA6/IXR2/PRC1 AT5G64740 | 74 |
| 68 | PtiCesA6-F fgenesh4_pg.C_scaffold_133000012 | MtCesA6-F Medtr3g007770 | AtCesA6/IXR2/PRC1 AT5G64740 | 62 |
| 87 | PtiCesA7-A estExt_Genewise1_v1.C_LG_VI2188 | MtCesA7-A Medtr4g130510 | AtCesA7/IRX3 AT5G17420 | 85 |
| 63 | PtiCesA7-B gw1.XVIII.3152.1 | MtCesA7-B Medtr8g063270 | AtCesA7/IRX3 AT5G17420 | 64 |
| 80 | PtiCesA8-A gw1.XI.3218.1 | MtCesA8 Medtr8g086600 | AtCesA8/IRX1 AT4G18780 | 76 |
| 77 | PtiCesA8-B eugene3.00040363 | MtCesA8 Medtr8g086600 | AtCesA8/IRX1 AT4G18780 | 76 |
Loci are as reported in the Phytozome web portal [25].