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Table 1 Nuclear genome characteristics of green algae

From: Gene functionalities and genome structure in Bathycoccus prasinos reflect cellular specializations at the base of the green lineage

Family

Species

Genome size (Mb)

G+C (%)

Chromosome number

Gene number

Prasinophyceae

Bathycoccus sp. RCC1105

151

48

19

7,847

Prasinophyceae

Micromonas sp. RCC299

20.9

64

17

10,286

Prasinophyceae

Micromonas sp. CCMP1545

21.9

65

19

10,587

Prasinophyceae

Ostreococcus lucimarinus clade A

13.2

60

21

7,805

Prasinophyceae

Ostreococcus sp. RCC809 clade B

13.3

60

20

7,492

Prasinophyceae

Ostreococcus tauri clade C

12.6

59

20

8,116

Trebouxiophyceae

Chlorella sp. NC64A

46

67

12

9,791

Chlorophyceae

Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

121

64

17

15,143

Chlorophyceae

Volvox carterii

138

56

14

14,520

  1. Data from [9, 10, 24, 68, 69].