Algorithms of Ancestral Gene Length Reconstruction

Table 1

List of archaeal genomes for Figure 4.

No.	Name	Kingdom	Group
0	Aeropyrum pernix K1	A	C
1	Archaeoglobus fulgidus DSM 4304	A	E
8	Caldivirga maquilingensis IC-167	A	C
29	Haloarcula marismortui ATCC 43049	A	E
30	Halobacterium salinarum R1	A	E
31	Halobacterium sp. NRC-1	A	E
32	Haloquadratum walsbyi DSM 16790	A	E
35	Hyperthermus butylicus DSM 5456	A	C
36	Ignicoccus hospitalis KIN4/I	A	C
37	Metallosphaera sedula DSM 5348	A	C
38	Methanobrevibacter smithii ATCC 35061	A	E
39	Methanococcoides burtonii DSM 6242	A	E
40	Methanococcus aeolicus Nankai-3	A	E
41	Methanococcus maripaludis C5	A	E
42	Methanococcus maripaludis C6	A	E
43	Methanococcus maripaludis C7	A	E
44	Methanococcus  maripaludis S2	A	E
45	Methanosaeta  thermophila PT	A	E
46	Methanosarcina  acetivorans C2A	A	E
47	Methanosarcina  barkeri str. fusaro	A	E
48	Methanosarcina  mazei Go1	A	E
49	Methanosphaera  stadtmanae DSM 3091	A	E
50	Methanospirillum  hungatei JF-1	A	E

Notations of the groups: E: Euryarchaeota, C: Crenarchaeota.