Table 9: Results from exclusion of each of the 3 taxonomic groups.

Taxonomic grouping Error count Total count of miRNAs % correctly classified % of full set excluded Notes Primitive 0 389 100 11.81 Physcomitrella patens (moss) and Selaginella moellendorffii (ancient vascular plant lineage), two model organisms Monocotyledons 0 1775 100 30.67 Four species Dicotyledons 0 946 100 57.52 Twelve species