Table 1 Present ciliate metallothioneins

Borealis (RSA2)

T. borealis

TborMTT1^a

TborMTT3^a

7

TborMTT2^a

TborMTT4^a

TborMTT6^a

TborMTT7^a

TborMTT8^a

Borealis (RSA2)

T. elliotti

TelliMTT1^a

TelliMTT6^a

4

TelliMTT2^a

TelliMTT8^a

Borealis (RSA1)

T. malaccensis

TmalaMTT1^a

TmalaMTT5^a

5

TmalaMTT2^a

TmalaMTT3^a

TmalaMTT4^a

Borealis (RSA2)

T. mobilis

TmobMT1

?

1

Borealis (RSB)

T. pyriformis

TpyrMT-1

?

2

TpyrMT-2

Borealis (RSA2)

T. rostrata

TrosMTT1

TrosMTT2

2

Borealis (RSA1)

T. thermophila

TtheMTT1

TtheMTT2

5

TtheMTT3

TtheMTT4

TtheMTT5

Borealis (RSA2)

T. tropicalis

TtroMTT1

TtropMT1

3

TtropMT2

Borealis (RSB)

T. vorax

TvorMT1

?

1

Australis (RSC)

T. americanis

TamerMTT1^a

TamerMTT3^a

3

TamerMTT2^a

Australis (RSC)

T. hegewischi

ThegMT-1

?

4

ThegMT-2

ThegMT-3

ThegMT-4

Australis (RSC)

T. patula

TpatMTT1^a

?

2

TpatMTT2^a

Australis (RSC)

T. pigmentosa

TpigMT-1

TpigMT-2

2

Ichthyophthiriidae

I. multifiliis

?

ImMTT2^a

1

Total

14

26

16

42