Table 3 Species list

Hexacorallia

Actiniaria

Metridium senile

[GenBank:NC_000933]

[68]

Nematostella sp

[GenBank:NC_008164]

[22]

Antipatharia

Chrysopathes formosa

[GenBank:NC_008411]

[39]

Cirripathes lutkeni

[GenBank:NC_018377]

this study

Leiopathes glaberrima

[GenBank:FJ597643] & [GenBank:FJ597644]

[69]

Corallimorpharia

Discosoma sp

[GenBank:NC_008071]

[22]

Rhodactis sp

[GenBank:NC_008158]

[22]

Ricordea florida

[GenBank:NC_008159]

[22]

Scleractinia

Acropora tenuis

[GenBank:NC_003522]

[70]

Agaricia humilis

[GenBank:NC_008160]

[22]

Anacropora matthai

[GenBank:NC_006898]

Unpublished

Astrangia sp

[GenBank:NC_008161]

[22]

Colpophyllia natans

[GenBank:NC_008162]

[22]

Lophelia pertusa

[GenBank:NC_015143]

[71]

Madracis mirabilis

[GenBank:NC_011160]

[72]

Montastraea annularis

[GenBank:NC_007224]

[73]

Montastraea faveolata

[GenBank:NC_007226]

[73]

Montastraea franksi

[GenBank:NC_007225]

[73]

Montipora cactus

[GenBank:NC_006902]

Unpublished

Mussa angulosa

[GenBank:NC_008163]

[22]

Pavona clavus

[GenBank:NC_008165]

[22]

Pocillopora damicornis

[GenBank:NC_009797]

[74]

Pocillopora eydouxi

[GenBank:NC_009798]

[74]

Porites porites

[GenBank:NC_008166]

[22]

Seriatopora caliendrum

[GenBank:NC_010245]

[72]

Seriatopora hystrix

[GenBank:NC_010244]

[72]

Siderastrea radians

[GenBank:NC_008167]

[22]

Stylophora pistillata

[GenBank:NC_011162]

[72]

Zoantharia

Palythoa sp

[GenBank: DQ640650]

[22]

Savalia savaglia

[GenBank:NC_008827]

[75]

Ceriantharia

Ceriantheopsis americanus

[GenBank:JX023261-JX023265]

this study

Octocorallia

Alcyonacea

Acanella eburnea

[GenBank:NC_011016]

[76]

Briareum asbestinum

[GenBank:NC_008073]

[22]

Corallium konojoi

[GenBank:NC_015406]

[77]

Dendronephthya castanea

[GenBank: GU047877]

[10]

Dendronephthya gigantean

[GenBank:NC_013573]

Unpublished

Dendronephthya mollis

[GenBank: HQ694725]

[10]

Dendronephthya putteri

[GenBank: HQ694726]

[10]

Dendronephthya suensoni

[GenBank: GU047878]

[10]

Echinogorgia complexa

[GenBank: HQ694727]

[10]

Euplexaura crassa

[GenBank: HQ694728]

[10]

Keratoisidinae sp

[GenBank:NC_010764]

[78]

Paracorallium japonicum

[GenBank:NC_015405]

[77]

Pseudopterogorgia bipinnata

[GenBank:NC_008157]

[22]

Sarcophyton glaucum

[GenBank: AF064823] & [GenBank: AF063191]

[79, 80]

Scleronephthya gracillimum

[GenBank: GU047879]

[10]

Sinularia peculiaris

[GenBank:NC_018379]

this study

Helioporacea

Heliopora coerulea

[GenBank:JX023267-JX023272]

this study

Pennatulacea

Renilla mulleri

[GenBank:NC_018378]

this study

Stylatula elongata

[GenBank:NC_018380]

this study

Cubozoa

Carybdeida

Alatina moseri

[GenBank:JN700951-JN700958]

[27]

Carukia barnesi

[GenBank:JN700959-JN700962]

[27]

Carybdea xaymacana

[GenBank:JN700977-JN700983]

[27]

Chirodropida

Chironex fleckeri

[GenBank:JN700963-JN700968]

[27]

Chiropsalmus quadrumanus

[GenBank:JN700969-JN700974]

[27]

Hydrozoa

Trachylina

Limnomedusae

Cubaia Aphrodite

[GenBank:JN700942]

[27]

Hydroidolina

Aplanulata

Ectopleura larynx

[GenBank:JN700938]

[27]

Hydra magnipapillata

[GenBank:NC_011220] & [GenBank:NC_01122]

[81]

Hydra oligactis

[GenBank:NC_010214]

[8]

Hydra vulgaris

[GenBank:BN001179] & [GenBank:BN001180]

[81]

Capitata

Millepora platyphylla

[GenBank:JN700943]

[27]

Pennaria tiarella

[GenBank:JN700950]

[27]

Filifera III

Clava multicornis

[GenBank:JN700935]

[27]

Filifera IV

Nemopsis bachei

[GenBank:JN700947]

[27]

Leptothecata

Laomedea flexuosa

[GenBank:JN700945]

[27]

Scyphozoa

Coronatae

Linuche unguiculata

[GenBank:JN700939]

[27]

Discomedusae

Rhizostomeae

Cassiopea Andromeda

[GenBank:JN700934]

[27]

Cassiopea frondosa

[GenBank:JN700936]

[27]

Catostylus mosaicus

[GenBank:JN700940]

[27]

Rhizostoma pulmo

[GenBank:JN700987] & [GenBank:JN700988]

[27]

Semaeostomeae

Aurelia aurita A

[GenBank:NC_008446]

[11]

Aurelia aurita B

[GenBank: HQ694729]

[10]

Chrysaora quinquecirrha

[GenBank: HQ694730]

[10]

Chrysaora sp

[GenBank:JN700941]

[27]

Cyanea capillata

[GenBank:JN700937]

[27]

Pelagia noctiluca

[GenBank:JN700949]

[27]

Staurozoa

Stauromedusae

Craterolophus convolvulus

[GenBank:JN700975] & [GenBank:JN700976]

[27]

Haliclystus sanjuanensis

[GenBank:JN700944]

[27]

Lucernaria janetae

[GenBank:JN700946]

[27]

BZ10101

[GenBank:NC_008832]

[82]

BZ243

[GenBank:NC_008834]

[82]

BZ49

[GenBank:NC_008833]

[82]

Trichoplax adhaerens

[GenBank:NC_008151]

[83]

Homoscleromorpha

Corticium candelabrum

[GenBank:NC_014872]

[38]

Oscarella carmela

[GenBank:NC_009090]

[84]

Plakina monolopha

[GenBank:NC_014884]

[38]

Plakinastrella cf. onkodes

[GenBank:NC_010217]

[84]

Demospongiae

G1 = Keratosa

Igernella notabilis

[GenBank:NC_010216]

[84]

Ircinia strobilina

[GenBank:NC_013662]

[85]

G2 = Myxospongiae

Aplysina fulva

[GenBank:NC_010203]

[84]

Chondrilla aff. nucula

[GenBank:NC_010208]

[84]

Halisarca dujardini

[GenBank:NC_010212]

[84]

G3 = marine Haplosclerida

Amphimedon compressa

[GenBank:NC_010201]

[84]

Callyspongia plicifera

[GenBank:NC_010206]

[84]

Xestospongia muta

[GenBank:NC_010211]

[84]

G4 = Democlavia

Agelas schmidti

[GenBank:NC_010213]

[84]

Axinella corrugata

[GenBank:NC_006894]

[84]

Cinachyrella kuekanthali

[GenBank:NC_010198]

[84]

Ephydatia muelleri

[GenBank:NC_010202]

[84]

Geodia neptuni

[GenBank:NC_006990]

[37]

Lubomirskia baicalensis

[GenBank:NC_013760]

[86]

Suberites domuncula

[GenBank:NC_010496]

[87]

Tethya actinia

[GenBank:NC_006991]

[37]

Topsentia ophiraphidites

[GenBank:NC_010204]

[84]