Organism Size of cpDNA (bp)
Euglena gracilis (protist) 143,172
Porphyra purpurea (red alga) 191,028
Chlorella vulgaris (green alga) 150,613
Marchantia polymorpha (liverwort) 121,024
Nicotiana tabacum (tobacco) 155,939
Zea mays (corn) 140,387
Pinus thunbergii (black pine) 119,707
Table 11.5: Sizes of chloroplast genomes in selected organisms