Table 1. OvoA in metazoans.
| Species | Phylum | Class | OvoA ID | Ovothiol | Reproduction | Reproductive behaviour | Habitat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trichoplax adhaerens | Placozoa | XP_002114341 | n. d. | generally asexual | marine | ||
| Amphimedon queenslandica | Porifera | demospongiae | XP_003388095 | n. d. | sperm spawner | marine | |
| Nematostella vectensis | Cnidaria | anthozoa | XP_001630288 | n. d. | asexual or sexual | marine | |
| PROTOSTOMES | |||||||
| Capitella teleta | Annelida | polychaeta | ELU18927 | n. d. | external | oviparous | marine |
| Platynereis dumerilii | Annelida | polychaeta | lcl|N4464 | yes | spawner | oviparous | marine |
| Lottia gigantea | Mollusca | gastropoda | XP_009056382 | n. d. | spawner | oviparous | marine |
| Crassostrea gigas | Mollusca | bivalvia | EKC24550 | n. d. | spawner | oviparous | marine |
| Aplysia californica | Mollusca | gastropoda | XP_005099570.1 | n. d. | internal | oviparous | marine |
| Biomphalaria glabrata | Mollusca | gastropoda | XP_013083905.1 | n. d. | internal | oviparous | freshwater |
| Octopus bimaculoides | Mollusca | cephalopoda | KOF75235 | n. d. | internal | oviparous | marine |
| Octopus vulgaris | Mollusca | cephalopoda | * | yes | internal | oviparous | marine |
| Lingula anatina | Brachiopoda | lingulata | XP_013417309.1 | n.d. | spawner | oviparous | marine |
| Caenorhabditis elegans | Nematoda | chromadorea | – | n.d. | internal | terrestrial | |
| Drosophila melanogaster | Arthropoda | insecta | – | n.d. | internal | oviparous | terrestrial |
| DEUTEROSTOMES | |||||||
| Dermasterias imbricate | Echinodermata | Asteroidea | n. a. | yes | egg spawner | oviparous | marine |
| Paracentrotus lividus | Echinodermata | Echinoidea | ** | yes | egg spawner | oviparous | marine |
| Strongylocentrotus purpuratus | Echinodermata | Echinoidea | XP_789318.2 | yes | egg spawner | oviparous | marine |
| Saccoglossus kowalevskii | Hemichordata | Enteropneusta | XP_002741469 | n.d. | external | oviparous | marine |
| Saccoglossus kowalevskii | XP_006824967 | ||||||
| Ciona intestinalis | Chordata | Ascidiacea | XP_009858657 | n.d. | egg spawner | oviparous | marine |
| Branchiostoma floridae | Chordata | Leptocardii | XP_002602505 | n.d. | egg spawner | oviparous | marine |
| Callorhinchus milii | Chordata | Chondrichthyes | XP_007907153 | n.d. | external | oviparous | marine |
| Gadus morhua | Chordata | Actinopterygii | – | n.d. | external | oviparous | marine |
| Takifugu rubipres | Chordata | Actinopterygii | – | n.d. | external | oviparous | marine |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | Chordata | Actinopterygii | – | n.d. | external | oviparous | marine |
| Salmo salar | Chordata | Actinopterygii | – | n.d. | external | oviparous | marine |
| Latimeria chalumnae | Chordata | Sarcopterygii | – | n.d. | internal | ovoviviparous | marine |
| Xenopus tropicalis | Chordata | Amphibia | – | n.d. | internal | oviparous | terrestrial |
| Gallus gallus | Chordata | Aves | – | n.d. | internal | oviparous | terrestrial |
| Loxodonta africana | Chordata | Mammalia | – | n.d. | internal | viviparous | terrestrial |
| Homo sapiens | Chordata | Mammalia | – | n.d. | internal | viviparous | terrestrial |
| Mus musculus | Chordata | Mammalia | – | n.d. | internal | viviparous | terrestrial |
Occurrence of OvoA and ovothiol, reproductive strategy and habitat in different metazoan species.
*Dr. Graziano Fiorito personal communication.
**This work identification; n.a. not available genome; n.d. not determined.