Non-coding RNA gene families in the genomes of anopheline mosquitoes

Table 4 miRNA genes discovered

	miRNA predictions - this study	Previously annotated as miRNA (miRBAse)	Putative new miRNAs: Refseq ncRNA	miRNA - already in VB	Common genes - this study/VB	% Common -this study/VB
Albimanus	96	89	7	67	53	55.2
Arabiensis	95	88	7	83	58	61.1
Atroparvus	96	93	3	53	38	39.6
Christyi	93	85	8	69	60	64.5
Coluzzii	43	43	0	0	0	0
Culicifacies	71	71	0	75	39	54.9
Darlingi	55	55	0	57	18	32.7
Dirus	110	110	0	61	37	33.6
Epiroticus	85	79	6	73	53	62.4
Farauti	108	99	9	62	48	44.4
Funestus	113	104	9	66	48	42.5
Gambiae-PEST	63	58	5	172	21	33.3
Gambiae-S	61	61	0	0	0	0
Maculatus	40	40	0	53	35	87.5
Melas	65	65	0	82	38	58.5
Merus	118	107	11	86	58	49.2
Minimus	48	48	0	65	35	72.9
Quadriannulatus	97	92	5	75	55	56.7
Sinensis	115	105	10	76	50	43.5
Stephensi	111	107	4	65	45	40.5

The table lists the number of genes discovered and compares them to the list of miRNA genes annotated in miRBase, VB or the RFAM and RefSeq databases.