Table 1.
Basic features of plastid genomes of eustigmatophyte algae. For simplicity, only one species is included for each of the genera Nannochloropsis (i.e. N. oculata CCMP525) and Microchloropsis (i.e. M. salina CCMP1776).
| Vischeria sp. CAUP Q 202 | Monodopsis sp. MarTras21 | N. oculata CCMP525 | M. salina CCMP1776 | T. minutus CCALA 838 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| size (bp) | 126 413 | 124 999 | 117 463 | 114 821 | 120 091 |
| inverted repeat (bp) | 9795 | 7870 | 7476 | 5129 | 9412/9411 |
| large single-copy region (bp) | 62 270 | 63 612 | 57 287 | 56 872 | 56 060 |
| small single-copy region (bp) | 44 553 | 45 647 | 45 227 | 47 691 | 45 210 |
| total GC content (%) | 32.49 | 32.76 | 33.36 | 33.09 | 33.98 |
| gene content (total) | 165 | 168 | 163 | 160 | 163 |
| identified common plastid protein-coding genes | 124 | 127 | 126 | 126 | 128 |
| non-typical conserved genes | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| unknown ORFs | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| pseudogenes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| rRNA genes | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| tRNA genes | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 |
| other non-coding RNA genes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| number of genes in inverted repeat | 12 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 12 |