Table 2.
The list of homeodomain transcription factors in three species of Dicyemida.
| Dicyema sp. 1 | Dicyema sp. 2 | Dicyema japonicum | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class ANTP | 9 | 13 | 10 |
| Subclass HOXL | 5 | 8 | 7 |
| Family Hox6-8 or ‘central’ Hox genes | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Dicyemid ‘central’ Hox group 1 (DoxC) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dicyemid ‘central’ Hox group 2 (DoxC paralog) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dicyemid ‘central’ Hox group 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Family Hox9-13(15) or ‘posterior’ Hox genes | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dicyemid HOXL group | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Family Evx (even-skipped) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Subclass NKL | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Family Dlx (distal-less) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nk2 genes (families Nk2.1 and Nk2.2) | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Dicyemid Nk2 group 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Dicyemid Nk2 group 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Other ANTP | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Class PRD | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Family Pax 4/6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Family Otx (orthodenticle) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dicyemid PRD group 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Dicyemid PRD group 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dicyemid PRD group 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dicyemid PRD group 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Class POU | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| Dicyemid POU group 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dicyemid POU group 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dicyemid POU group 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| dicyemid POU group 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dicyemid POU group 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Class LIM | 4 | 9 | 4 |
| Family Lhx6/8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Family Lhx2/9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Family Isl | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Dicyemid LIM group 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dicyemid LIM group 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Dicyemid LIM group 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Class SINE | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Family Six3/6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dicyemid SINE group 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Dicyemid SINE group 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dicyemid SINE group 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Class CUT | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Family Onecut | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Dicyemid Onecut group 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dicyemid Onecut group 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Class TALE | 8 | 7 | 9 |
| Family Pbx | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Family Tgif | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dicyemid TALE group 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Dicyemid TALE group 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Dicyemid TALE group 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Dicyemid TALE group 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Class ZF | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Family Zfhx | 2 | 2 | 1 |