Table 3 Summary of complete ribosomal operon (rRNA) statistics for Phaeodactylum tricornutum and Thalassiosira pseudonana

Number of complete tandem rRNA copies per contig

2 (contig 2792-chr7)

5 (contig3-chr17)

5 (contig74-chr13)

Average complete rRNA length

5,935.6 bp

5,826.8 bp

Average length of sequence between rRNA copies on same contig

15,611 bp (contig 2792-chr7)

4,521.8

8,058 bp (contig74-chr13)

Percent identity between copies on same contig

99.9 (contig 2792-chr7)

99.6-99.7

99.9 [99.8-100] (contig74-chr13)

Percent identity between copies on different contigs

99.5 [96.5-100]

n/a

Average illumina read depth at rRNA loci (avg read depth across genome)

82.5x (66x)

638x (148x)