Table 1.
Conotoxin composition and diet for each species analyzed in this study
| Genus/subgenus | Species | No. of unique conotoxin precursors | No. of unique mature toxins | No. of gene superfamilies | No. of cysteine frameworks | Most abundant gene superfamily and frequencya | Main diet summarized from [29, 42] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puncticulis | arenatus | 326 | 256 | 36 | 31 | O1, (20.3 %) | eunicids, nereids, capitellids |
| Californiconus | californicus | 185 | 164 | 30 | 21 | O1, (20.1 %) | molluscs, polychaetes, fish |
| Virroconus | coronatus | 331 | 286 | 32 | 30 | O1, (19.6 %) | eunicids, capitellids |
| Virroconus | ebraeus | 75 | 69 | 27 | 23 | M, (31.9 %) | eunicids, nereids |
| Stephanoconus | imperialis | 70 | 66 | 20 | 19 | P, (16.7 %) | amphinomids |
| Lividoconus | lividus | 244 | 204 | 31 | 25 | O1, (10.7 %) | enteropneusts, terebellids |
| Conus | marmoreus | 81 | 69 | 14 | 16 | M, (26.1 %) | gastropods |
| Lividoconus | quercinus | 97 | 78 | 25 | 23 | O1, (15.4 %) | enteropneusts, sabellids |
| Rhizoconus | rattus | 102 | 89 | 28 | 30 | con-ikot-ikot, (18 %) | eunicids |
| Harmoniconus | sponsalis | 401 | 338 | 35 | 29 | O1, (28.1 %) | eunicids, nereids |
| Strategoconus | varius | 198 | 168 | 29 | 24 | M, (10.7 %) | polychaetes |
| Virgiconus | Virgo | 113 | 78 | 25 | 21 | O1, (24.4 %) | terebellids |
acalculated from no. of unique mature toxins