Table 1. Cephalopod species proposed for initial sequencing efforts.
From: Cephalopod genomics: A plan of strategies and organization
Species | Estimated genome size | Current sequencing coverage | Geographic distribution | Lifestyle juvenile/adult | Research importance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. vulgaris | 2.5−5 Gb | 46× | world-wide | planktonic/benthic | classic model for brain and behavior, fisheries science |
O. bimaculoides | 3.2 Gb | 50× | California, Mexico | benthic | emerging model for development and behavior, fisheries science |
H. maculosa | 4.5 Gb | 10× | Indo-Pacific | benthic | toxicity |
S. officinalis | 4.5 Gb | - | East Atlantic-Mediterranean | nectobenthic | classic model for behavior and development, fisheries science |
L. pealeii | 2.7 Gb | - | Northwest Atlantic | nectonic | cellular neurobiology, fisheries science |
E. scolopes | 3.7 Gb | - | Hawaii | nectobenthic | animal-bacterial symbiosis, model for development |
I. paradoxus | 2.1 Gb | 80× | Japan | nectobenthic | model for development, small genome size |
I. notoides | - | 50× | Australia | nectobenthic | model for development, small genome size |
A. dux | 4.5 Gb | 60× | world-wide | nectonic | largest body size |
N. pompilius | 2.8–4.2 Gb | 10× | Indo-Pacific | nectonic | “living fossil”, outgroup to coleoid cephalopods |