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Organism Codes


afm     African malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae
alf     Alfalfa                  Medicago sativa
aof     Asparagus                Asparagus officinalis
apl     Duck                     Anas platyrynchos
asp     Fungus                   Aspergillus nidulans

ast     Starfish                 Asterias rubens
ath     Thale cress              Arabidopsis thaliana
bof                              Botryotinia fuckeliana
bov     Bovine                   Bos taurus
brd     Altenstein's bread tree  Encephalartos altensteinii

brt     Brown trout              Salmo trutta
cap     Red pepper               Capsicum annuum
cel     Nematode worm            Caenorhabditis elegans
chk     Chicken                  Gallus gallus
chd				 Chironomus dorsalis
		 
cht     Midge                    Chironomus tentans
cia     Chickpea                 Cicer arietinum
clm     Clam                     Spisula solidissima
clo	long-tailed hamster	 Cricetulus longicaudatus
cop     Copepod                  Tigropius californicus

cpa     Midge                    Chironomus pallidivittatus
cre				 Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
crn     Corn                     Zea mays
cth     Midge                    Chironomus thummi
cut     Cuttlefish               Sepia officinalis

dck     Duck                     Cairina moschata
ddi				 Dictyostelium discoideum
der     Starfish                 Dermasterias imbricata
dhy     Fruit fly                Drosophila hydei
dme     Fruit fly                Drosophila melanogaster

dvi     Fruit fly                Drosophila virilis
ecc				 Echinolampas crassa		 
ecr                              Euplotes crassus
ehi     Entamoeba                Entamoeba histolytica
ein     Entamoeba                Entamoeba invadens

eug     Euglena                  Euglena gracillis
gba     Dipteran insect          Glyptotendipes barbipes
gsa     Dipteran insect          Glyptotendipes salinus
gse     Western greylag goose    Anser anser anser
htu     Sea cucumber             Holothuria tubulosa

hum     Human                    Homo sapiens
klu     Yeast                    Kluyveromyces lactis
lbr     Trypanosome              Leishmania braziliensis
ldo     Trypanosome              Leishmania donovani
len     Trypanosome              Leishmania enriettii

lpe     Tomato (Solanum)         Lycopersicon pennellii
lpi     Sea urchin               Lytechinus pictus
mac     Rhesus munkey            Macaca mulatta
mar     Starfish                 Marthasterias glacialis
mca	California mussel	 Mytilus californianus

med	blue mussel		 Mytilus edulis
mpa	shrew mouse		 Mus pahari
mse     Mouse                    Mus musculus
neu     Bread mold               Neurospora crassa
nsp     Norway spruce            Picea abies

oxy     Ciliated protozoan       Oxytricha nova
pan     Sea urchin               Parechinus angulosus
pbr     Starfish                 Pisaster brevispinus
pdu     Polychaete               Platyneris dumerilii
pea     Pea                      Pisum sativum

pha     Phanerochaete            Phanerochaete chrysosporium
phy     Slime mold               Physarum polycephalum
pla     Slime mold               Plasmodium falciparum
pli     Sea urchin               Paracentrotus lividus
poc     Starfish                 Pisaster ochraceus

por     Porcine                  Sus scrofa
prs     Parsley                  Petroselinum crispum
psa     Sea urchin               Psammechinus miliaris
pvu     Kidney bean              Phaseolus vulgaris
pyc     Starfish                 Pycnopodia helianthoides

rab     Rabbit                   Oryctolagus cuniculus
rat     Rat                      Rattus norvegicus
rgr     Rye grass                Lolium temulentum
ric     Rice                     Oryza sativa
rtr     Rainbow trout            Salmo gairdneri

sbf     Smallmouth buffalo fish  Ictiobus bubalus
sca     Yeast                    Saccharomyces carlsbergensis
sce     Yeast                    Saccharomyces cerevisiae
sdr     Sea urchin               Strongylocentrotus drobachiensis
shk     Striped catshark         Poroderma africanum

sip     Sipunculid               Sipunculus nudus
sle     Hypotrichous ciliate     Stylonychia lemnae
sli     Sandpaper limpet         Patella granatina
sol     Starfish                 Solaster stimpsoni
spo     Yeast                    Schizosaccharomyces pombe

spu     Sea urchin               Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
stc     Staghorn coral           Acropora formosa
sty     Sea squirt               Styela plicata
tab     Common tobacco           Nicotania tabacum
tcr     Trypanosome              Trypanosoma cruzi

til     Nile tilapia             Tilapia nilotica
tom     Tomato (common)          Lycopersicon esculentum
tpy     Protozoan                Tetrahymena pyriformis
tth     Protozoan                Tetrahymena thermophila
ure     Innkeeper worms          Urechis caupo

vol     Volvox                   Volvox carteri
wht     Wheat                    Triticum aestivum
xbo     Clawed frog              Xenopus borealis
xla     Clawed frog              Xenopus laevis




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