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