Table 4 Metazoan mtDNAs of congeneric species, with number of genera showing differences in genomic architecture (NGdiffAR)

From: Evolution of the mitochondrial genome of Metazoa as exemplified by comparison of congeneric species

Phylum, classification

No. of congeneric mtDNAs

No. of Genera

NG diffAR

Chordata

 Tunicata

5

2

2

 Cephalochordata

8

2

1

 Vertebrata, Polypteridae

2

1

0

 Vertebrata, Chondrostei

3

1

0

 Vertebrata, Neopterygii

115

41

0

 Vertebrata, Chondrichthyes

2

1

0

 Vertebrata, Coelacanthiformes

2

1

0

 Vertebrata, Amphibia

46

15

3

 Vertebrata, Archosauria

28

11

0

 Vertebrata, Lepidosauria

7

3

0

 Vertebrata, Testudines

6

2

0

 Vertebrata, Metatheria

2

1

0

 Vertebrata, Eutheria

91

22

0

Echinodermata

5

2

0

Arthropoda

 Chelicerata

11

4

1

 Crustacea

8

4

2

 Hexapoda

27

9

1

Mollusca

 Bivalvia

13

4

4

 Cephalopoda

4

2

0

 Gastropoda

2

1

0

Nematoda

 Chromadorea

4

2

0

 Enoplea

7

3

3

Platyhelminthes

19

5

1

Cnidaria

9

4

0

Porifera

2

1

1

Total

428

144

19