Table 1.
Genome size variation and ploidy levels in Porphyra species analysed in this study.
| Main genome sizes found | Occasional genome sizes found | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genome size (pg) approx | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Ploidy level | 2 x | 3 x | 4 x | 6 x | 8 x | 9x | 12x | G2 of 8x |
| P. umbilicalis | 0.19 (0.02) | 0.33 (0.01) | 0.39 (0.06) | 0.67 (0.03) | 0.75 (0.04) | 1.01 (0.01) | 1.20 | 1.62 |
| P. dioica | 0.19 (0.01) | 0.32 (0.01) | 0.38 (0.02) | 0.68 (0.02) | 0.74 (0.02) | 1.01 (0.02) | 1.13 (0.01) | 1.44 (0.02) |
| P. linearis | 0.19 (0.04) | 0.31 (0.02) | 0.44 (0.06) | 0.64 (0.04) | 0.83 (0.03) | |||
Mean and standard deviation of genome size and ploidy levels in the three Porphyra species. Full data set for all the samples is provided in Appendix 1.