Species are listed by the code used to identify them in interspecies sequence alignments.
Code |
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
SWISS-PROT Code |
Mammal |
Plant |
Vertebrate |
Eukaryote |
Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ACHLY |
Achlya klebsiana |
ACHKL |
n |
n |
n |
y |
||
ALFALFA |
alfalfa |
Medicago sativa |
MEDSA |
n |
y |
n |
y |
|
AMPHIFL |
Florida lancelet |
Branchiostoma floridae |
BRAFL |
n |
n |
n |
y |
|
AMPHIOX |
amphioxus or common lancelet |
Branchiostoma lanceolatum |
BRALA |
n |
n |
n |
y |
|
AMPHIUMA |
salamander |
Amphiuma means |
AMPME |
n |
n |
y |
y |
|
APPLE |
apple |
Malus domestica |
MALDO |
n |
y |
n |
y |
|
ARABID |
mouse-ear cress |
Arabidopsis thaliana |
ARATH |
n |
y |
n |
y |
This plant is commonly used for genetic studies |
ATRIP |
Atriplex nummularia |
ATRNU |
n |
y |
n |
y |
||
BALTCOD |
Baltic cod |
Gadus callarias |
GADCA |
n |
n |
y |
y |
|
BARLEY |
barley |
Hordeum vulgare |
HORVU |
n |
y |
n |
y |
|
BARNACLE |
giant barnacle |
Balanus nubilis |
BALNU |
n |
n |
n |
y |
|
BEECHNUT |
beechnut |
Fagus sylvatica |
FAGSY |
n |
y |
n |
y |
|
BLFLUKE |
blood fluke |
Schistosoma mansoni |
SCHMA |
n |
n |
n |
y |
|
BOA |
Boa constrictor |
Boa constrictor |
BOACO |
n |
n |
y |
y |
|
BOVINE |
cow or bovine |
Bos taurus |
BOVIN |
y |
n |
y |
y |
|
CANDIDA |
yeast |
Candida albicans |
CANAL |
n |
n |
n |
y |
|
CAPAN |
bell pepper |
Capsicum annum |
CAPAN |
n |
y |
n |
y |
|
CARP |
carp |
Cyprinus carpio |
CYPCA |
n |
n |
y |
y |
|
CARROT |
carrot |
Daucus carota |
DAUCA |
n |
y |
n |
y |
|
CELEG |
roundworm |
Caenorhabditis elegans |
CAEEL |
n |
n |
n |
y |
This worm is commonly used in genetic studies |
CHICK |
chicken |
Gallus gallus |
CHICK |
n |
n |
y |
y |
|
CHINHAM |
Chinese hamster |
Cricetulus griseus |
CRIGR |
y |
n |
y |
y |
|
CHLAMY |
green algae |
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii |
CHLRE |
n |
y |
n |
y |
|
CHLNI |
akazara scallop |
Chlamys nipponensis akazar |
CHLNI |
n |
n |
n |
y |
|
CRAY |
narrow-fingered crayfish |
Pontastacus leptodactylus |
PONLE |
n |
n |
n |
y |
|
DICTY |
slime mold |
Dictyostelium discoideum |
DICDI |
n |
n |
n |
y |
|
DROPS |
fruit fly |
Drosophila pseudoobscura |
DROPS |
n |
n |
n |
y |
|
DROSI |
fruit fly |
Drosophila simulans |
DROSI |
n |
n |
n |
y |
|
DROSOP |
fruit fly |
Drosophila melanogaster |
DROME |
n |
n |
n |
y |
This species of fruit fly is the one commonly used in biological research |
DROVI |
fruit fly |
Drosophila virilis |
DROVI |
n |
n |
n |
y |
|
DUNAL |
Dunaliella salina |
DUNSA |
n |
y |
n |
y |
||
ELECTRO |
electric eel |
Electrophorus electricus |
ELEEL |
n |
n |
y |
y |
|
EMENI |
Emericella nidulans |
EMENI |
n |
n |
n |
y |
||
EUGLENA |
Euglena |
Euglena gracilis |
EUGGR |
n |
n |
n |
y |
|
EUROHAKE |
European hake |
Merluccius merluccius |
MERME |
n |
n |
y |
y |
|
EWORM |
common earthworm |
Lumbricus terrestris |
LUMTE |
n |
n |
n |
y |
|
FELINE |
cat |
Felis silvestris catus |
FELCA |
y |
n |
y |
y |
|
FLUKE |
blood fluke |
Schistosoma japonicum |
SCHJA |
n |
n |
n |
y |
|
GERBIL |
gerbil |
Gerbillus sp |
GERSP |
y |
n |
y |
y |
|
GIARD |
Giardia intestinalis |
GIALA |
n |
n |
n |
y |
||
GUINPIG |
Guinea pig |
Cavia porcellus |
CAVPO |
y |
n |
y |
y |
|
HALOCY |
sea squirt |
Halocynthia roretzi |
HALRO |
n |
n |
n |
y |
|
HORSE |
Equus caballus |
horse |
HORSE |
y |
n |
y |
y |
|
HSHCRAB |
Japanese horseshoe crab |
Tachypleus tridentatus |
TACTR |
n |
n |
n |
y |
|
HUMAN |
human |
Homo sapiens |
HUMAN |
y |
n |
y |
y |
|
KLULA |
yeast |
Kluyveromyces lactis |
KLULA |
n |
n |
n |
y |
|
LATCH |
coelacanth |
Latimeria chalumnae |
LATCH |
n |
n |
y |
y |
|
LEPSHARK |
Leopard shark |
Triakis semifasciata |
TRISE |
n |
n |
y |
y |
|
LEUCE |
chub |
Leuciscus cephalus |
LEUCE |
n |
n |
y |
y |
|
LOBSTER |
American lobster |
Homarus americanus |
HOMAM |
n |
n |
n |
y |
|
LONGHAM |
long-tailed hamster |
Cricetulus longicaudatus |
CRILO |
y |
n |
y |
y |
|
LUNGFISH |
lungfish |
Protopterus dolloi |
PRODO |
n |
n |
y |
y |
|
MACAQUE |
Japanese macaque |
Macaca fuscata fuscata |
MACFU |
y |
n |
y |
y |
|
MAIZE |
corn or maize |
Zea mays |
MAIZE |
n |
y |
n |
y |
|
MAPTURT |
map turtle |
Graptemys geographica |
GRAGE |
n |
n |
y |
y |
|
METSE |
brown sea anemone |
Metridium senile |
METSE |
n |
n |
n |
y |
|
MINK |
American mink |
Mustela vison |
MUSVI |
y |
n |
y |
y |
|
MOUSE |
mouse or murine |
Mus musculus |
MOUSE |
y |
n |
y |
y |
|
NAEG |
Naegleria gruberi |
NAEGR |
n |
n |
n |
y |
||
NEREIS |
sandworm |
Nereis diversicolor |
NERDI |
n |
n |
n |
y |
|
NEUROSP |
Neurospora |
Neurospora crassa |
NEUCR |
n |
n |
n |
y |
|
PARAM |
Paramecium |
Paramecium tetraurelia |
PARTE |
n |
n |
n |
y |
|
PATINO |
giant scallop |
Patinopecten sp. |
PATSP |
n |
n |
n |
y |
|
PATYE |
yesso scallop |
Patinopecten yessoensis |
PATYE |
n |
n |
n |
y |
|
PEA |
pea |
Pisum sativum |
n |
y |
n |
y |
||
PERVT |
sandworm |
Perinereis vancaurica tetradentata |
PERVT |
n |
n |
n |
y |
|
PETUN |
petunia |
Petunia hybrida |
PARTE |
n |
y |
n |
y |
|
PHYSARUM |
slime mold |
Physarum polycephalum |
PHYPO |
n |
n |
n |
y |
|
PHYTO |
potato late blight fungus |
Phytophthora infestans |
PHYIN |
n |
n |
n |
y |
|
PIKE |
northern pike |
Esox lucius |
ESOLU |
n |
n |
y |
y |
|
PLASMOD |
malaria parasite |
Plasmodium falciparum |
PLAFA |
n |
n |
n |
y |
|
PLEURO |
cornucopia mushroom |
Pleurotus cornucopiae |
PLECO |
n |
n |
n |
y |
|
PNEUMOC |
Pneumocystis |
Pneumocystis carinii |
PLECO |
n |
n |
n |
y |
|
PORCINE |
pig |
Sus scrofa |
PIG |
y |
n |
y |
y |
|
POTATO |
potato |
Solanum tuberosum |
SOLTU |
n |
n |
n |
y |
|
QUAIL |
Japanese quail |
Coturnix coturnix japonica |
COTJA |
n |
n |
y |
y |
|
RABBIT |
rabbit |
Oryctolagus cuniculus |
RABIT |
y |
n |
y |
y |
|
RAJA |
thornback ray |
Raja clavata |
RAJCL |
n |
n |
y |
y |
|
RANCA |
bull frog |
Rana catesbeiana |
RANCA |
n |
n |
y |
y |
|
RANES |
edible frog |
Rana esculenta |
RANES |
n |
n |
y |
y |
|
RAT |
Norway rat |
Rattus norvegicus |
RAT |
y |
y |
y |
y |
|
RICE |
rice |
Oryza sativa |
ORYSA |
n |
y |
n |
y |
|
SALMON |
Atlantic salmon |
Salmo salar |
SALSA |
n |
n |
y |
y |
|
SCALLOP |
bay scallop |
Aequipecten irradians |
AEQIR |
n |
n |
n |
y |
|
SCEREV |
bakers yeast |
Saccharomyces cerevisiae |
YEAST |
n |
n |
n |
y |
|
SCHDU |
Scherffelia dubia |
SCHDU |
n |
y |
n |
y |
||
SEACUC |
sea cucumber |
Stichopus japonicus |
STIJA |
n |
n |
n |
y |
|
SHRIMP |
Penoeid shrimp |
Penaeus sp |
PENSP |
n |
n |
n |
y |
|
SILVHAKE |
silver hake |
Merluccius bilinearis |
MERBI |
n |
n |
y |
y |
|
SOY |
soy bean |
Glycine max |
SOYBN |
n |
y |
n |
y |
|
SPERMAT |
Spermatozopsis similis |
SPESI |
n |
y |
n |
y |
||
SPINACH |
spinach |
Spinacia oleracea |
SPIOL |
n |
y |
n |
y |
|
SPISA |
Sakhalin surf-clam |
Spisula sachalinensis |
SPISA |
n |
n |
n |
y |
|
SPOMBE |
fission yeast |
Schizosaccharomyces pombe |
SCHPO |
n |
n |
n |
y |
|
SQUID |
longfin squid |
Loligo pealeii |
LOLPE |
n |
n |
n |
y |
|
SQUIRT |
sea squirt |
Pyuridae sp. |
PYUSP |
n |
n |
n |
y |
|
STYLON |
Stylonychia lemnae |
STYLE |
n |
n |
n |
y |
||
SUNFLOW |
common sunflower |
Helianthus annus |
HELAN |
n |
y |
n |
y |
|
TETRAP |
Tetrahymena |
Tetrahymena pyriformis |
TETPY |
n |
n |
n |
y |
|
TETST |
Tetraselmis striata |
TETST |
n |
y |
n |
y |
||
TOADFISH |
oyster toadfish |
Opsanus tau |
OPSTA |
n |
n |
y |
y |
|
TODPA |
Japanese flying squid |
Todarodes pacificus |
TODPA |
n |
n |
n |
y |
|
TOMATO |
tomato |
Lycopersicon esculentum |
LYCES |
n |
y |
n |
y |
|
TRYPANB |
Trypanosoma brucei brucei |
TRYBB |
n |
n |
n |
y |
||
TRYPANC |
Trypanosoma cruzi |
TRYCR |
n |
n |
n |
y |
||
TURKEY |
turkey |
Meleagris gallopavo |
MELGA |
n |
n |
y |
y |
|
WHEAT |
wheat |
Triticum aestivum |
WHEAT |
n |
n |
n |
y |
|
WHITING |
whiting |
Merlangius merlangus |
MERMR |
n |
n |
y |
y |
|
XENOPUS |
African clawed frog |
Xenopus laevis |
XENLA |
n |
n |
y |
y |