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Phylogenetic summary of ncRNA families

This page provides a summary of the Ensembl phylogenetic analysis of ncRNA families. The following views are available:

Size of gene trees (per root node)

Species# Trees% Trees# Genes% GenesMin # genesMax # genesAverage # genesMin # speciesMax # speciesAverage # speciesAverage # genes per species
Animals and Fungi (Opisthokonta)15
141464
2923639430.9210638.82.7
Bilateral animals (Bilateria)25
8372
21568334.92176122.31.5
Arthropods and nematodes (Ecdysozoa)2
4
222.0222.01.0
Caenorhabditis elegans (Nematode, N2) (Caenorhabditis elegans strain N2)113
647
2295.7111.05.7
Drosophila melanogaster - (Fruit fly) (Drosophila melanogaster)78
425
2485.4111.05.4
Chordates (Chordata)87
182175
5874442094.05192100.03.1
Ciona sea squirts (Ciona)3
6
222.0222.01.0
Ciona intestinalis12
34
252.8111.02.8
Ciona savignyi4
25
2186.2111.06.2
Vertebrates (Vertebrata)197
68058
25022345.5219184.84.3
Jawed vertebrates (Gnathostomata)169
81901
2922446484.611193102.32.6
Elephant shark (Callorhinchus milii)1
2
222.0111.02.0
Bony vertebrates (Euteleostomi)401
113803
26341283.8218076.86.3
Lobe-finned fish (Sarcopterygii)59
17289
21452293.0212167.56.6
Tetrapods (Tetrapoda)52
12851
2398247.1212274.36.8
Leishan spiny toad (Leptobrachium leishanense)2
4
222.0111.02.0
Tropical clawed frog (Xenopus tropicalis)6
98
25016.3111.016.3
Amniotes (Amniota)277
67005
23200241.9211663.93.6
Mammals (Mammalia)23
5137
3435223.338962.43.5
Marsupials and Placental mammals (Theria)89
11675
2398131.229245.32.9
Marsupials (Marsupialia)55
1153
239521.0243.15.5
Diprotodontia5
10
222.0222.01.0
Wallaby (Notamacropus eugenii)2
68
224634.0111.034.0
Common wombat (Vombatus ursinus)38
97
282.6111.02.6
Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii)1
2
222.0111.02.0
Opossum (Monodelphis domestica)18
55
283.1111.03.1
Placentals (Eutheria)11703
148097
2339712.72884.61.5
Shrew (Sorex araneus)6
17
262.8111.02.8
Dingo (Canis lupus dingo)4
12
253.0111.03.0
Squirrel (Ictidomys tridecemlineatus)1
2
222.0111.02.0
Human (Homo sapiens)62
148
282.4111.02.4
Lesser Egyptian jerboa (Jaculus jaculus)1
2
222.0111.02.0
Dog (Canis lupus familiaris reference breed)21
64
2103.0111.03.0
Kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ordii)1
2
222.0111.02.0
Siberian musk deer (Moschus moschiferus)3
6
222.0111.02.0
Degu (Octodon degus)1
2
222.0111.02.0
Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)39
93
262.4111.02.4
Sooty mangabey (Cercocebus atys)4
9
232.2111.02.2
Lesser hedgehog tenrec (Echinops telfairi)4
8
222.0111.02.0
Panamanian white-faced capuchin (Cebus imitator)1
2
222.0111.02.0
Hybrid - Bos Indicus (Bos indicus x Bos taurus)2
4
222.0111.02.0
Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)10
45
2154.5111.04.5
Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)1
2
222.0111.02.0
Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)3
7
232.3111.02.3
Western wild mouse (Mus spretus reference strain)41
128
2283.1111.03.1
Greater bamboo lemur (Prolemur simus)2
4
222.0111.02.0
Olive baboon (Papio anubis)2
5
232.5111.02.5
Horse (Equus caballus breed thoroughbred)9
22
242.4111.02.4
Prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster)3
6
222.0111.02.0
Hyrax (Procavia capensis)16
51
273.2111.03.2
Golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana)2
4
222.0111.02.0
Crab-eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis)1
2
222.0111.02.0
Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)10
35
2103.5111.03.5
Ma's night monkey (Aotus nancymaae)4
8
222.0111.02.0
Shrew mouse (Mus pahari strain PAHARI_EIJ)1
2
222.0111.02.0
Megabat (Pteropus vampyrus)20
80
2164.0111.04.0
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)10
24
262.4111.02.4
Microbat (Myotis lucifugus)8
20
252.5111.02.5
Gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys)10
20
222.0111.02.0
Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)18
40
262.2111.02.2
Domestic cat (Felis catus reference breed)1
3
333.0111.03.0
Domestic yak (Bos grunniens)2
4
222.0111.02.0
Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii)4
8
222.0111.02.0
Elephant (Loxodonta africana)6
20
263.3111.03.3
Golden Hamster (Mesocricetus auratus)6
12
222.0111.02.0
Pig-tailed macaque (Macaca nemestrina)1
2
222.0111.02.0
Pig (Sus scrofa reference breed)5
12
232.4111.02.4
Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)1
3
333.0111.03.0
Donkey (Equus asinus reference breed)2
4
222.0111.02.0
Tree Shrew (Tupaia belangeri)12
41
2103.4111.03.4
Coquerel's sifaka (Propithecus coquereli)4
8
222.0111.02.0
Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni)9
21
252.3111.02.3
Pika (Ochotona princeps)65
150
272.3111.02.3
Alpaca (Vicugna pacos)7
41
2275.9111.05.9
Mouse Lemur (Microcebus murinus)3
6
222.0111.02.0
Macaque (Macaca mulatta)1
2
222.0111.02.0
Cattle (Bos taurus reference breed)8
21
262.6111.02.6
Mouse (Mus musculus reference (CL57BL6) strain)107
302
2472.8111.02.8
Black snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus bieti)3
6
222.0111.02.0
Tarsier (Carlito syrichta)6
13
232.2111.02.2
Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca reference isolate)4
8
222.0111.02.0
Norway rat - BN/NHsdMcwi (Rattus norvegicus reference strain)1
2
222.0111.02.0
Yarkand deer (Cervus hanglu yarkandensis)4
9
232.2111.02.2
Long-tailed chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera)5
10
222.0111.02.0
Steppe mouse (Mus spicilegus)1
2
222.0111.02.0
Drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)7
14
222.0111.02.0
Sheep (Ovis aries reference breed)11
22
222.0111.02.0
Ryukyu mouse (Mus caroli strain CAROLI_EIJ)1
2
222.0111.02.0
Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)1
2
222.0111.02.0
Bolivian squirrel monkey (Saimiri boliviensis boliviensis)2
4
222.0111.02.0
Bushbaby (Otolemur garnettii)10
20
222.0111.02.0
White-tufted-ear marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)14
380
234627.1111.027.1
Ferret (Mustela putorius furo)4
8
222.0111.02.0
Arabian camel (Camelus dromedarius)1
2
222.0111.02.0
Upper Galilee mountains blind mole rat (Nannospalax galili)2
4
222.0111.02.0
Vervet-AGM (Chlorocebus sabaeus)19
48
262.5111.02.5
Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)26
5880
2392226.2111.0226.2
Reptiles and birds (Sauria)312
1438
23684.62123.31.4
Eastern brown snake (Pseudonaja textilis)2
4
222.0111.02.0
Indian cobra (Naja naja)2
4
222.0111.02.0
Chinese softshell turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis)10
26
262.6111.02.6
Common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis)1
2
222.0111.02.0
Collared flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis)2
4
222.0111.02.0
Chicken (Gallus gallus reference breed)10
64
2166.4111.06.4
Three-toed box turtle (Terrapene triunguis)4
8
222.0111.02.0
Medium ground-finch (Geospiza fortis)1
2
222.0111.02.0
Coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae)2
235
2233117.5111.0117.5
Bony fishes (Actinopterygii)5
581
2386116.226120.410.8
Ray-finned fishes (Neopterygii)9
2412
35398268.036426.427.8
Osteoglossocephalai8
2215
11387276.935125.425.0
Teleost fishes (Clupeocephala)510
22881
239844.92546.710.7
Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)632
3853
23856.1111.06.1
Zig-zag eel (Mastacembelus armatus)1
2
222.0111.02.0
Amazon molly (Poecilia formosa)12
25
232.1111.02.1
Brown trout (Salmo trutta)4
14
273.5111.03.5
Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)5
87
25917.4111.017.4
Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus strain USDA103-YYmale1)11
1279
2386116.3111.0116.3
Clown anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris ecotype Okinawa)2
5
232.5111.02.5
Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)19
750
239739.5111.039.5
Ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta)1
2
222.0111.02.0
Zebra mbuna (Maylandia zebra)1
5
555.0111.05.0
Turquoise killifish (Nothobranchius furzeri)1
2
222.0111.02.0
Huchen (Hucho hucho)1
2
222.0111.02.0
Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus reference strain)2
4
222.0111.02.0
Goldfish (Carassius auratus)5
1242
75362248.4111.0248.4
Common carp (Cyprinus carpio carpio)2
52
25026.0111.026.0
Zebrafish (Danio rerio)39
1187
238030.4111.030.4
Bicolor damselfish (Stegastes partitus)2
4
222.0111.02.0
Japanese medaka HdrR (Oryzias latipes)10
70
2187.0111.07.0
Tetraodon (Tetraodon nigroviridis)13
57
2174.4111.04.4
Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens)1
2
222.0111.02.0
Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)32
7808
2390244.0111.0244.0
Denticle herring (Denticeps clupeoides reference strain)29
7776
26398268.1111.0268.1
Indian medaka (Oryzias melastigma)3
7
232.3111.02.3
Northern pike (Esox lucius reference strain)1
395
395395395.0111.0395.0
Tongue sole (Cynoglossus semilaevis)1
2
222.0111.02.0
Turbot (Scophthalmus maximus)37
10848
53390293.2111.0293.2
Tiger tail seahorse (Hippocampus comes)3
6
222.0111.02.0
Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha reference strain)1
396
396396396.0111.0396.0
Orange clownfish (Amphiprion percula)1
2
222.0111.02.0
Lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus)3
385
2379128.3111.0128.3
Fugu (Takifugu rubripes)2
6
333.0111.03.0
Yellowtail amberjack (Seriola lalandi dorsalis)10
20
222.0111.02.0
Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca)4
21
2125.2111.05.2
Channel bull blenny (Cottoperca gobio)2
387
2385193.5111.0193.5
Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)28
137
2234.9111.04.9
Pinecone soldierfish (Myripristis murdjan)1
2
222.0111.02.0
Asian bonytongue (Scleropages formosus)1
2
222.0111.02.0
Spotted gar (Lepisosteus oculatus)6
1353
2390225.5111.0225.5
Reedfish (Erpetoichthys calabaricus)2
4
222.0111.02.0
Lamprey (Petromyzon marinus)15
755
239050.3111.050.3
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C)44
280
2216.4111.06.4