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. 2015 Nov 10;8:585. doi: 10.1186/s13071-015-1198-2

Table 2.

Comparison of genome size, assembly size and number of predicted proteins for all Acari species for which data are available [76, 118121]

Genome size (Mb) Assembly size (Mb) No. of protein coding genes
Sarcoptes scabiei 96 56 10,644
Dermatophagoides farinae Unreported 53 16,376
Tetranychus urticae 75 90 18,423
Ixodes scapularis 2,300 1,765 20,474
Metaseiulus occidentalis 89 151 11,444