The chloroplast genome sequence of the green alga Leptosira terrestris: multiple losses of the inverted repeat and extensive genome rearrangements within the Trebouxiophyceae

Table 3 Introns in Leptosira cpDNA and homologous introns at identical gene locations in other chlorophyte cpDNAs

*Leptosira* intron			Homologous introns
Designation	Subgroup^a	ORF location^b	Green alga^c/Intron number^d	Accession no.
Lt.trnL(uaa)	IC3	-	Bryopsis plumosa (U)	GenBank:M61159
			Chlorella vulgaris (T)	GenBank:NC_001865
			Scenedesmus obliquus (C)	GenBank:M90641
Lt.chlL	IA1	-	Chlorella vulgaris (T)	GenBank:NC_001865
Lt.psaB	IA1	-	Chlamydomonas moewusii (C)	GenBank:M90641
			Scenedesmus obliquus (C)	GenBank:M90641
			Stigeoclonium helveticum i2 (C)	Genbank:DQ630521
Lt.psbC	IA1	L9.3	-	-

^a Group I introns were classified according to Michel and Westhof [48].
^b L followed by a number refers to the loop extending the base-paired region identified by the number.
^c The letter in parentheses denotes the chlorophyte lineage comprising the green alga indicated: U, Ulvophyceae; T, Trebouxiophyceae; C, Chlorophyceae.
^d The intron number is given when more than one intron is present.

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