Table 1. Names, origins and spectroscopic characteristics of the newly cloned proteins. CYAN amilCFP anobCFP1 anobCFP2 meffCFP mmilCFP meleCFP efasCFP psamCFP GREEN aacuGFP1 aacuGFP2 aeurGFP afraGFP amilGFP anobGFP eechGFP1 eechGFP2 eechGFP3 efasGFP fabdGFP gfasGFP meffGFP plamGFP pporGFP sarcGFP stylGFP DsRed-type RED amilRFP meffRFP pporRFP Kaede-type RED eechRFP meleRFP scubRFP CHROMO-RED eforCP/RFP CHROMOPROTEINS aacuCP ahyaCP amilCP gfasCP gdjiCP meffCP stylCP spisCP accession AY646070 AY646072 AY646071 DQ206381 DQ206392 DQ206382 DQ206397 EU498721 AY646069 AY646066 EU498722 AY647156 AY646067 AY646068 DQ206383 DQ206395 DQ206396 DQ206385 EU498723 DQ206389 DQ206393 EU498724 DQ206391 EU498725 DQ206390 AY646073 DQ206379 DQ206380 DQ206387 DQ206386 AY646064 AY646077 AY646076 AY646075 DQ206394 DQ206376 DQ206377 DQ206378 DQ206398 Host species Genus species (Sub-order, Family) Acropora millepora (Archaeocoeniina, Acroporidae) Acropora nobilis (Archaeocoeniina, Acroporidae) Acropora nobilis (Archaeocoeniina, Acroporidae) Montipora efflorescens (Archaeocoeniina, Acroporidae) Montipora millepora (Archaeocoeniina, Acroporidae) Mycedium elephantotus (Faviina, Pectiniidae) Eusmilia fastigiata (Meandriina, Meandrinidae) Psammocora sp. (Fungiina, Siderastreidae) Acropora aculeus (Archaeocoeniina, Acroporidae) Acropora aculeus (Archaeocoeniina, Acroporidae) Acropora eurostoma (Archaeocoeniina, Acroporidae) Agaricia fragilis (Fungiina,Agariciidae) Acropora millepora (Archaeocoeniina, Acroporidae) Acropora nobilis (Archaeocoeniina, Acroporidae) Echinophyllia echinata (Faviina, Pectiniidae) Echinophyllia echinata (Faviina, Pectiniidae) Echinophyllia echinata (Faviina, Pectiniidae) Eusmilia fastigiata (Meandriina, Meandrinidae) Favites abdita (Faviina, Faviidae) Galaxea fascicularis (Meandriina, Oculinidae) Montipora efflorescens (Archaeocoeniina, Acroporidae) Platygira lamellina (Faviina, Faviidae) Porites porites (Poritiina, Poritidae) Sarcophyton sp.(Octocorallia, Alcyoniidae) Stylocoeniella sp. (Archaeocoeniina, Astrocoeniidae) Acropora millepora (Archaeocoeniina, Acroporidae) Montipora efflorescens (Archaeocoeniina, Acroporidae) Porites porites (Poritiina, Poritidae) Echinophyllia echinata (Faviina, Pectiniidae) Mycedium elephantotus (Faviina, Pectiniidae) Scolymia cubensis (Faviina, Mussidae) Acropora aculeus (Archaeocoeniina, Acroporidae) Acropora hyacinthus (Archaeocoeniina, Acroporidae) Acropora millepora (Archaeocoeniina, Acroporidae) Galaxea fascicularis (Meandriina, Oculinidae) Goniopora djiboutiensis (Poritiina, Poritidae) Montipora efflorescens (Archaeocoeniina, Acroporidae) Stylocoeniella sp. (Archaeocoeniina, Astrocoeniidae) Stylophora pistillata (Archaeocoeniina, Pocilloporidae) EU498726 Echinopora forskaliana (Faviina, Pectiniidae) 441 462 477 467 404 454 466 404 478 502 504 494 503 502 497 506 512 496 508 492 492 502 495 483 485 560 560 578 574 573 570 589 580 580 588 577 583 574 574 560 Coral Fluorescent Proteins max Excit max Emiss Quant. yield Molar extinct. 489 490 495 492 492 485 490 492 502 513 515 503 512 511 510 520 524 507 520 506 506 514 507 500 500 593 576 595 582 579 578 609 0.9 0.86 0.49 0.55 0.9 0.74 0.77 0.96 0.61 0.71 0.67 0.61 0.67 0.6 0.75 0.69 0.45 0.8 0.54 0.73 0.58 0.96 0.54 0.96 0.7 0.49 0.56 0.54 0.43 0.85 0.6 0.16 29500 27600 67200 88600 42500 47400 40333 30800 36900 93900 145700 100800 75200 96200 124200 109800 120600 125800 116800 102500 92000 98600 98200 76700 86700 90900 99600 94900 12100 45600 66400 111300 109000 132000 87600 205200 110300 118300 96600 61000 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0002680.t001 PLoS ONE | www.plosone.org 3 July 2008 | Volume 3 | Issue 7 | e2680