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This list of sequenced animal genomes contains animal species for which complete genome sequences have been assembled, annotated and published. Substantially complete draft genomes are included, but not partial genome sequences or organelle-only sequences.


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  • Amphimedon queenslandica, a sponge (2009)
  • Stylissa carteri (2016)
  • Ephydatia muelleri (2020)
  • Xestospongia testudinaria (2016)

Ctenophora

Placozoa

Cnidaria

  • Hydra vulgaris, (previously Hydra magnipapillata), a model hydrozoan (2010)
  • Nematostella vectensis, a model sea anemone (starlet sea anemone) (2007)
  • Aiptasia pallida, a sea anemone (2015)
  • Renilla muelleri, an octocoral (2017, 2019)
  • Stylophora pistillata, a coral (2017)
  • Aurelia aurita, moon jellyfish (2019)
  • Clytia hemisphaerica, Hydrozoan jellyfish (2019)
  • Myxobolus honghuensis (2022)
  • Nemopilema nomurai, Nomura jellyfish (2019)
  • Rhopilema esculentum, Flame jellyfish (2020)
  • Cassiopea xamachana (Scyphozoa) (2019)
  • Alatina alata (Cubozoa) (2019)
  • Calvadosia cruxmelitensis (Staurozoa) (2019)
  • Dendronephthya gigantea, an octocoral (2019)
  • Acropora acuminata (2020)
  • Acropora awi (2020)
  • Acropora cytherea, Table coral (2020)
  • Acropora digitifera, a coral (2011)
  • Acropora echinata (2020)
  • Acropora florida, branching staghorn coral(2020)
  • Acropora gemmifera (2021)
  • Acropora hyacinthus, Brush coral (2020)
  • Acropora intermedia, Noble Staghorn Coral (2020)
  • Acropora microphthalma (2020)
  • Acropora muricata, Staghorn coral (2020)
  • Acropora nasta, branching staghorn coral (2020)
  • Acropora selago, Green Selago Acropora (2020)
  • Acropora tenuis, Purple Tipped Acropora (2020)
  • Acropora yongei ,Yonge's staghorn coral (2020)
  • Astreopora myriophthalma, Porous star coral (2020)
  • Lophelia pertusa, Deepwater White Coral (2023)
  • Montipora cactus (2020)
  • Montipora capitata, Rice coral (2022)
  • Montipora efflorescens, Velvet coral (2020)
  • Orbicella faveolata, mountainous star coral (2016)
  • Pocillopora acuta, Hosoeda Hanayasai coral (2022)
  • Pocillopora damicornis, cauliflower coral (2018)
  • Pocillopora meandrina, Cauliflower coral (2022)
  • Porites astreoides, Mustard hill coral (2022)
  • Porites compressa, Finger coral (2022)

Deuterostomia

Hemichordates

  • Saccoglossus kowalevskii, Enteropneusta (2015)
  • Ptychodera flava, Enteropneusta (2015)

Echinoderms

Tunicates

  • Ciona intestinalis, a tunicate (2002)
  • Ciona savignyi, a tunicate (2007)
  • Oikopleura dioica, a larvacean (2001).

Cephalochordates

  • Branchiostoma floridae, a lancelet (2008)

Cyclostomes

Cartilaginous fish

Bony fish

Amphibians

Reptiles

Birds

Mammals

Protostomia

Insects

  • Order Blattodea
    • Blattella germanica, German cockroach (2018)
    • Periplaneta americana, American cockroach (2018)
    • Zootermopsis nevadensis, a dampwood termite (2014
    • Cryptotermes secundus, a drywood termite(2018)
    • Macrotermes natalensis, a higher termite (2014
  • Order Coleoptera
    • Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins, beetle (mountain pine beetle) (2013)
    • Aquatica lateralis, Japanese aquatic firefly "Heike-botaru" (firefly) (2018)
    • Photinus pyralis, Big Dipper firefly (2018)
    • Protaetia brevitarsis, White-spotted flower chafer (2019)
    • Tribolium castaneum Strain:GA-2, beetle (red flour beetle) (2008)
    • Allomyrina dichotoma, Japanese rhinoceros beetle (2022)
  • Order Collembola
    • Family Isotomidae
      • Desoria tigrina, (2021)
    • Family Sminthurididae
      • Sminthurides aquaticus, (2021)
  • Order Diptera
    • Family Calliphoridae
      • Aldrichina grahami, Forensic blowfly (2020)
    • Family Chironomidae
      • Dasypogon diadema, Hunting Robber fly (2019)
      • Parochlus steinend, Antarctic winged midge (2017)
      • Proctacanthus coquilletti, Assassin fly (2017)
    • Family Culicidae (mosquitoes)
      • Aedes aegypti Strain:LVPib12, mosquito (vector of dengue fever, etc.) (2007)
      • Aedes albopictus (2015)
      • Anopheles darlingi
      • Anopheles gambiae Strain: PEST, mosquito (vector of malaria) (2002)
      • Anopheles gambiae Strain: M, mosquito (vector of malaria) (2010)
      • Anopheles gambiae Strain: S, mosquito (vector of malaria) (2010)
      • Anopheles sinensis, mosquito (vector of vivax malaria, lymphatic filariasis and Setaria infections), (2014)
      • Anopheles stephensii
      • Anopheles arabiensis (2015)
      • Anopheles quadriannulatus (2015)
      • Anopheles merus (2015)
      • Anopheles melas (2015)
      • Anopheles christyi (2015)
      • Anopheles epiroticus (2015)
      • Anopheles maculatus (2015)
      • Anopheles culicifacies (2015)
      • Anopheles minimus (2015)
      • Anopheles funestus (2015, 2019)
      • Anopheles dirus (2015)
      • Anopheles farauti (2015)
      • Anopheles atroparvus (2015)
      • Anopheles sinensis (2015)
      • Anopheles albimanus (2015)
      • Culex quinquefasciatus, mosquito (vector of West Nile virus, filariasis etc.) (2010)
    • Family Drosophilidae (fruit flies)
      • Drosophila albomicans, fruit fly (2012)
      • Drosophila ananassae, fruit fly (2007)
      • Drosophila biarmipes, fruit fly (2011)
      • Drosophila bipectinata, fruit fly (2011)
      • Drosophila erecta, fruit fly (2007)
      • Drosophila elegans, fruit fly (2011)
      • Drosophila eugracilis, fruit fly (2011)
      • Drosophila ficusphila, fruit fly (2011)
      • Drosophila grimshawi, fruit fly (2007)
      • Drosophila kikkawai, fruit fly (2011)
      • Drosophila melanogaster, fruit fly (model organism) (2000)
      • Drosophila mojavensis, fruit fly (2007)
      • Drosophila neotestacea, fruit fly (transcriptome 2014)
      • Drosophila persimilis, fruit fly (2007)
      • Drosophila pseudoobscura, fruit fly (2005)
      • Drosophila rhopaloa, fruit fly (2011)
      • Drosophila santomea, fruit fly ()
      • Drosophila sechellia, fruit fly (2007)
      • Drosophila simulans, fruit fly (2007)
      • Drosophila takahashi, fruit fly (2011)
      • Drosophila virilis, fruit fly (2007)
      • Drosophila willistoni, fruit fly (2007)
      • Drosophila yakuba, fruit fly (2007)
    • Family Phoridae
      • Megaselia abdita, scuttle fly (transcriptome 2013)
    • Family Psychodidae (drain flies)
      • Clogmia albipunctata, moth midge (transcriptome 2013)
    • Family Sarcophagidae (flesh flies)
      • Sarcophaga Bullata, Flesh fly (2019)
    • Family Syrphidae (hoverflies)
      • Episyrphus balteatus, hoverfly (transcriptome 2011)
  • Order Hemiptera
    • Acyrthosiphon pisum, aphid (pea aphid) (2010)
    • Ericerus pela, Chinese wax scale insect (2019)
    • Laodelphax striatellus, small brown planthopper (2017)
    • Lycorma delicatula, spotted lanternfly (2019)
    • Rhodnius prolixus, kissing-bug (2015)
    • Rhopalosiphum maidis, Corn leaf aphid (2019)
    • Sitobion miscanthi, Indian grain aphid (2019)
    • Triatoma rubrofasciata, assassin bug (2019)
  • Order Hymenoptera
    • Acromyrmex echinatior colony Ae372, ant (Panamanian leafcutter) (2011)
    • Apis mellifera, bee (honey bee), (model for eusocial behavior) (2006)
    • Atta cephalotes, ant (leaf-cutter ant) (2011)
    • Camponotus floridanus, ant (2010)
    • Cerapachys biroi, ant (clonal raider ant)(2014)
    • Euglossa dilemma, Green orchid bee (2017)
    • Harpegnathos saltator, ant (2010)
    • Lasius niger, ant (black garden ant)(2017)
    • Linepithema humile, ant (Argentine ant) (2011)
    • Nasonia giraulti, wasp (parasitoid wasp) (2010)
    • Nasonia longicornis, wasp (parasitoid wasp) (2010)
    • Nasonia vitripennis, wasp (parasitoid wasp; model organism) (2010)
    • Nomia Melanderi, Alkali bee (2019)
    • Pogonomyrmex barbatus, ant (red harvester ant) (2011)
    • Solenopsis invicta, ant (fire ant) (2011)
  • Order Lepidoptera
    • Achalarus lyciades, Hoary Edge Skipper (2017)
    • Antharaea yamamai, Japanese oak silk moth (2019)
    • Arctia plantaginis, Wood tiger moth (2020)
    • Bicyclus anynana, squinting bush brown (2017)
    • Bombyx mori Strain:p50T, moth (domestic silk worm) (2004)
    • Calycopis cecrops, Red-Banded Groundstreak (2016)
    • Calycopis isobeon, Dusky-Blue Groundstreak (2016)
    • Cydia pomonella, codling moth (2019)
    • Danaus plexippus, monarch butterfly) (2011)
    • Heliconius melpomene, butterfly (2012)
    • Melitaea cinxia, Glanville fritillary butterfly (2014)
    • Megathymus ursus violae, bear giant skipper butterfly (2018)
    • Morpho helenor, Common blue morpho (2023)
    • Morpho achilles, Blue-banded morpho (2023)
    • Morpho deidamia (2023)
    • Papilio bianor, Chinese peacock butterfly (2019)
    • Pieris rapae, small cabbage white butterfly (2016)
    • Plodia interpunctella, Indianmeal moth (2022)
    • Plutella xylostella, moth (diamondback moth) (2013)
    • Spodoptera frugiperda, Fall armyworm (2017)
    • Eudocima phalonia, fruit-piercing moth (2017)
  • Order Orthoptera
  • Order Phthiraptera
    • Pediculus humanus, louse (sucking louse; parasite) (2010)
  • Psocoptera
    • Liposcelis brunnea, booklouse (2022)
  • Order Raphidioptera
    • Venustoraphidia nigricollis, black-necked snakefly (2023)
  • Order Trichoptera
    • Eubasilissa regina, purple caddisfly (2022,)
    • Stenopsyche tienmushanensisi, Caddisfly (2018)

Crustaceans

  • Acartia tonsa dana, cosmopolitan calanoid copepod (2019)
  • Cherax quadricarinatus, Red claw crayfish (2020)
  • Daphnia pulex, water flea (2007)
  • Eulimnadia texana, Clam Shrimp (2018)
  • Macrobrachium nipponense, oriental river prawn (2021)
  • Neocaridina denticulata, shrimp (2014)
  • Parhyale hawaiensis, amphipod (2016)
  • Pollicipes pollicipes, Gooseneck barnacle (2022)
  • Portunus trituberculatus, swimming crab (2020)
  • Procambarus virginalis, marbled crayfish (2018)
  • Tigriopus kingsejongensis, antarctic-endemic copepod (2017)

Chelicerates

Of which Arachnids:

  • Acanthoscurria geniculata, Brazilian whiteknee tarantula (2014)
  • Argiope bruennichi, European wasp spider (2021)
  • Dysdera silvatica, Canary Island nocturnal endemic woodlouse spider (2019)
  • Ixodes scapularis, (deer tick) (2016)
  • Latrodectus elegans, Black widow spider (2022)
  • Mesobuthus martensii, Chinese scorpion (2013)
  • Nephila clavipes, (golden silk orb-weaver) (2017)
  • Parasteatoda tepidariorum, (common house spider) (2017)
  • Stegodyphus mimosarum, African social velvet spider (2014)
  • Tetranychus urticae, spider mite (2011)
  • Tropilaelaps mercedesae, (honeybee mite) (2017)
  • Uloborus diversus, Cribellate orb-weaving spider, (2023)

Myriapoda

Tardigrades

  • Hypsibius dujardini, water bear (2015)

Molluscs

  • Acanthopleura granulata, chiton (2020)
  • Achatina fulica, giant African snail (2019)
  • Architeuthis dux, giant squid (2020)
  • Argopecten purpuratus, peruvian scallop (2018)
  • Bathymodiolus platifrons, seep mussel (2017
  • Biomphalaria glabrata, a medically important air-breathing freshwater snail in the family Planorbidae (2017)
  • Biomphalaria straminea, Ramshorn snail (2022)
  • Candidula unifasciata, Land snail (2021)
  • Chlamys farreri, Zhikong scallop (2017)
  • Crassostrea gigas, Pacific oyster (2012)
  • Dreissena rostriformis, Quagga mussel (2019)
  • Euprymna scolopes, Hawaiian bobtail squid (2019)
  • Elysia chlorotica, a solar-powered sea slug (2019)
  • Haliotis discus hannai, pacific abalone (2017)
  • Hapalochlaena maculosa, Southern blue-ringed octopus (2020)
  • Conus ventricosus, Mediterranean cone snail (2021)
  • Lottia gigantea, owl limpet (2013)
  • Limnoperna fortunei, invasive golden mussel (2017)
  • Margaritifera margaritifera, European freshwater pearl mussel (2023)
  • Modiolus philippinarum, shallow water mussel (2017)
  • Mytilus galloprovincialis, Mediterranean mussel (2016)
  • Octopus bimaculoides, California two-spot octopus (2015)
  • Octopus minor, common long-arm octopus (2018)
  • Octopus vulgaris, common octopus (2019)
  • Patinopecten yessoensis, Yesso scallop (2017)
  • Pecten maximus, Great scallop (2020)
  • Pinctada fucata, Pearl oyster (2012)
  • Plakobranchus ocellatus, Kleptoplastic sea slug (2021)
  • Pomacea canaliculata, golden apple snail (2018)
  • Ruditapes philippinarum, Manila clam (2017)
  • Saccostrea glomerata, Sydney rock oyster (2018)
  • Scapharca broughtonii, Blood clam (2019)
  • Venustaconcha ellipsiformis, freshwater mussel (2018)

Platyhelminthes

  • Clonorchis sinensis, liver fluke (human pathogen) (draft 2011)
  • Echinococcus granulosus, tapeworm (dog pathogen) (2013, 2013)
  • Echinococcus multilocularis, tapeworm (2013)
  • Hymenolepis microstoma, tapeworm (2013)
  • Schistosoma haematobium, schistosome (human pathogen) (2012 2019)
  • Schistosoma japonicum, schistosome (human pathogen) (2009)
  • Schistosoma mansoni, schistosome (human pathogen) (2009, 2012)
  • Schmidtea mediterranea, planarian (model organism) (2006)
  • Taenia solium, tapeworm (2013)

Nematodes

  • Ancylostoma ceylanicum, zoonotic hookworm infecting both humans and other mammals (2015)
  • Aplectana chamaeleonis, amphibian parasite (2023)
  • Ascaris suum, pig-infecting giant roundworm, closely related to human-infecting giant roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides (2011)
  • Brugia malayi (Strain:TRS), human-infecting filarial parasite (2007)
  • Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, infects pine trees (2011)
  • Caenorhabditis angaria (Strain:PS1010) (2010)
  • Caenorhabditis brenneri, a gonochoristic (male-female obligate) species more closely related to C. briggsae than C. elegans
  • Caenorhabditis briggsae (2003)
  • Caenorhabditis elegans (Strain:Bristol N2), model organism (1998)
  • Caenorhabditis remanei, a gonochoristic (male-female obligate) species more closely related to C. briggsae than C. elegans
  • Dirofilaria immitis, dog-infecting filarial parasite (2012)
  • Globodera pallida, plant pathogen (2014)
  • Haemonchus contortus, blood-feeding parasite infecting sheep and goats (2013)
  • Heterodera glycines, soybean cyst nematode (2019)
  • Heterorhabditis bacteriophora, (2013)
  • Loa loa, human-infecting filarial parasite (2013)
  • Meloidogyne hapla, northern root-knot nematode (plant pathogen) (2008)
  • Meloidogyne incognita, southern root-knot nematode (plant pathogen) (2008)
  • Necator americanus, human-infecting hookworm (2014)
  • Onchocerca volvulus, human-infecting filarial parasite
  • Pristionchus pacificus, model invertebrate (2008)
  • Romanomermis culicivorax, entomopathogenic nematode that invades larvae of various mosquito species (2013)
  • Trichuris suis, pig-infecting whipworm (2014)
  • Trichuris muris, mouse-infecting whipworm (2014)
  • Trichuris trichiura, human-infecting whipworm (2014)
  • Wuchereria bancrofti, human-infecting filarial parasite

Annelids

  • Capitella teleta, polychaete (2007, 2013)
  • Helobdella robusta, leech (2007, 2013)
  • Eisenia fetida, earthworm (2015, 2016)
  • Paraescarpia echinospica, deep-sea tubeworm (2021,)
  • Hirudinaria manillensis, Asian Buffalo leech (2023)
  • Hirudo nipponia, Japanese blood-sucking leech (2023)
  • Whitmania pigra, Asian freshwater leech (2023)

Bryozoa

Brachiopoda

Rotifera

See also

  • List of sequenced bacterial genomes
  • List of sequenced archaeal genomes
  • List of sequenced eukaryotic genomes
  • List of sequenced fungi genomes
  • List of sequenced plant genomes
  • List of sequenced protist genomes
  • List of sequenced plastomes
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