# List of sequenced archaeal genomes

This list of sequenced archaeal genomes contains all the archaea known to have publicly available complete genome sequences that have been assembled, annotated and deposited in public databases. Methanococcus jannaschii was the first archaeon whose genome was sequenced, in 1996.
Currently in this list there are 39 genomes belonging to Crenarchaeota species, 105 belonging to the Euryarchaeota, 1 genome belonging to Korarchaeota and to the Nanoarchaeota, 3 belonging to the Thaumarchaeota and 1 genome belonging to an unclassified Archaea, totalling 150 Archaeal genomes.

## Crenarchaeota
### Acidilobales

| Species | Strain | Base Pairs | Genes | Reference | GenBank identifier | Publication year |
| Acidilobus saccharovorans | 345-15 | 1,496,000 | 1,547 | | CP001742 | 2010 |

### Desulforococcales

| Species | Strain | Base Pairs | Genes | GenBank identifier | Publication year |
| Aeropyrum pernix | K1 | 1,669,695 | 2,694 | NC_000854 (NCBI Reference Sequence) | 1999 |
| Desulfurococcus kamchatkensis | 1221n | 1,365,000 | 1,521 | CP001140 | 2009 |
| Hyperthermus butylicus | DSM 5456 | 1,667,000 | 1,669 | CP000493 | 2007 |
| Ignicoccus hospitalis | KIN4/I, DSM 18386 | 1,297,000 | 1,496 | CP000816 | 2008 |
| Ignisphaera aggregans | AQ1.S1, DSM 17230 | 1,875,000 | 2,042 | CP002098 | 2010 |
| Pyrolobus fumarii | 1A, DSM 11204 | 1,843,000 | 2,038 | CP002838 | 2011 |
| Staphylothermus hellenicus | P8, DSM 12710 | 1,580,000 | 1,716 | CP002051 | 2011 |
| Staphylothermus marinus | F1, DSM 3639 | 1,570,000 | 1,659 | CP000575 | 2011 |
| Thermosphaera aggregans | M11TL, DSM 11486 | 1,316,000 | 1,457 | CP001939 | 2010 |

### Sulfolobales

| Species | Strain | Base Pairs | Genes | Reference | GenBank identifier | Publication year |
| Acidianus hospitalis | W1 | 2,137,000 | 2,424 | | CP002535 | 2011 |
| Metallosphaera cuprina | Ar-4 | 1,840,000 | 2,077 | | CP002656 | 2011 |
| Metallosphaera sedula | DSM 5348 | 2,191,000 | 2,347 | | CP000682 | 2008 |
| Sulfolobus acidocaldarius | DSM 639 | 2,225,959 | 2,223 | | CP000077 | 2005 |
| Sulfolobus islandicus | HVE10/4 | 2,655,000 | | | CP002426 | 2011 |
| Sulfolobus islandicus | L.D.8.5 | 2,722,000 | 2,996 | | Chromosome CP001731 Plasmid pLD8501 CP001732 | 2009 |
| Sulfolobus islandicus | L.S.2.15 | 2,736,000 | 3,068 | | CP001399 | 2009 |
| Sulfolobus islandicus | M.14.25 | 2,608,000 | 2,900 | | CP001400 | 2009 |
| Sulfolobus islandicus | M.16.27 | 2,692,000 | 2,956 | | CP001401 | 2009 |
| Sulfolobus islandicus | M.16.4 | 2,586,000 | 2,869 | | CP001402 | 2009 |
| Sulfolobus islandicus | REY15A | 2,522,000 | | | CP002425 | 2011 |
| Sulfolobus islandicus | Y.G.57.14 | 2,702,000 | 3,079 | | CP001403 | 2009 |
| Sulfolobus islandicus | Y.N.15.51 | 2,812,000 | 3,318 | | Chromosome CP001404 Plasmid pYN01 CP001405 | 2009 |
| Sulfolobus islandicus | LAL14/1 | 2,465,177 | 2,601 | | CP003928 | 2013 |
| Sulfolobus solfataricus | P2 | 2,992,245 | 2,995 | | AE006641 | 2001 |
| Sulfolobus solfataricus | 98/2 | 2,668,000 | 2,728 | DOE Joint Genome Institute | CP001800 | 2009 |
| Sulfolobus tokodaii | 7 | 2,694,765 | 2,826 | | BA000023 | 2001 |

### Thermoproteales

| Species | Strain | Base Pairs | Genes | Reference | GenBank identifier | Publication year |
| Caldivirga maquilingensis | IC-167 | 2,077,000 | 2,011 | DOE Joint Genome Institute | CP000852 | 2007 |
| Pyrobaculum aerophilum | IM2 | 2,222,430 | 2,605 | | AE009441 | 2002 |
| Pyrobaculum arsenaticum | PZ6, DSM 13514 | 2,121,000 | 2,410 | DOE Joint Genome Institute | CP000660 | 2007 |
| Pyrobaculum calidifontis | JCM 11548 | 2,009,000 | 2,213 | DOE Joint Genome Institute | CP000561 | 2007 |
| Pyrobaculum islandicum | DSM 4184 | 1,826,000 | 2,063 | DOE Joint Genome Institute | CP000504 | 2006 |
| Pyrobaculum sp. 1860 | | | | Unpublished | CP003098 | 2011 |
| Thermofilum pendens | Hrk 5 | 1,781,000 | 1,930 | | Chromosome CP000505 Plasmid pTPEN01 CP000506 | 2008 |
| Thermoproteus neutrophilus | V24Sta | 1,769,000 | 2,053 | DOE Joint Genome Institute | CP001014 | 2008 |
| Thermoproteus tenax | Kra1 | 1,841,000 | 2,100 | | FN869859 | 2011 |
| Thermoproteus uzoniensis | 768-20 | 1,936,000 | 2,229 | | CP002590 | 2011 |
| Vulcanisaeta distributa | DSM 14429 | 2,374,000 | 2,592 | | CP002100 | 2010 |
| Vulcanisaeta moutnovskia | 768-28 | 2,298,000 | 2,393 | | CP002529 | 2011 |

## Euryarchaeota
### Archaeoglobi

| Species | Strain | Base Pairs | Genes | Reference | GenBank identifier | Publication year |
| Archaeoglobus fulgidus | DSM4304 | 2,178,400 | 2,407 | | AE000782 | 1997 |
| Archaeoglobus veneficus | SNP6, DSM 11195 | 1,901,000 | 2,194 | DOE Joint Genome Institute | CP002588 | 2011 |
| Archaeoglobus profundus | Av18, DSM 5631 | 1,563,000 | 1,911 | | Chromosome CP001857 Plasmid pArcpr01 CP001858 | 2010 |
| Ferroglobus placidus | AEDII12DO, DSM 10642 | 2,196,000 | 2,622 | | CP001899 | 2011 |

### Halobacteria

| Species | Strain | Base Pairs | Genes | Reference | GenBank identifier | Publication year |
| Halalkalicoccus jeotgali | B3, DSM 18796 | 3,690,000 | 3925 | | Chromosome I CP002062 Plasmid 1 CP002063 Plasmid 2 CP002064 Plasmid 3 CP002065 Plasmid 4 CP002066 Plasmid 5 CP002067 Plasmid 6 CP002068 | 2010 |
| Haloarcula hispanica | CGMCC 1.2049 | 3,484,000 | 3,561 | | Chromosome I CP002921 Chromosome II CP002922 Plasmid pHH400 CP002923 | 2011 |
| Haloarcula marismortui | ATCC 43049 | 3,131,724 | 3,131 | | Chromosome I AY596297 Chromosome II AY596298 Plasmid pNG100 AY596290 Plasmid pNG200 AY596291 Plasmid pNG300 AY596292 Plasmid pNG400 AY596293 Plasmid pNG500 AY596294 Plasmid pNG600 AY596295 Plasmid pNG700 AY596296 | 2004 |
| Halobacterium salinarum | R1, DSM 671 | 2,000,000 | 2,801 | | Chromosome NC_010364 Plasmid PHS1 NC_010366 Plasmid PHS2 NC_010369 Plasmid PHS3 NC_010368 Plasmid PHS4 NC_010367 | 2008 |
| Halobacterium species | NRC-1 | 2,014,239 | 2,058 | | Chromosome NC_002607 Plasmid pNRC100 NC_002607 Plasmid pNRC200 NC_002608 | 2000 |
| Halobiforma lacisalsi | AJ5, JCM 12983 | 4,320,000 | 4,682 | | AGFZ00000000 | 2011 |
| Haloferax volcanii | DS2 | | | | Chromosome CP001956 Plasmid pHV1 CP001957 Plasmid pHV2 CP001954 Plasmid pHV3 CP001953 Plasmid pHV4 CP001955 | 2010 |
| Halogeometricum borinquense | PR3, DSM 11551 | 3,920,000 | 4,059 | | Chromosome CP001690 Plasmid pHBOR01 CP001691 Plasmid pHBOR02 CP001692 Plasmid pHBOR03 CP001693 Plasmid pHBOR04 CP001694 Plasmid pHBOR05 CP001695 | 2009 |
| Halomicrobium mukohataei | arg-2, DSM 12286 | 3,332,000 | 3,475 | | Chromosome CP001688 Plasmid pHmuk01 CP001689 | 2009 |
| Halopiger xanaduensis | SH-6 | 3,668,000 | 3,685 | DOE Joint Genome Institute | Chromosome CP002839 Plasmid pHALXA01 CP002840 Plasmid pHALXA02 CP002841 Plasmid pHALXA03 CP002842 | 2011 (Chromosome) |
| Haloquadratum walsbyi | C23, DSM 16854 | 3,148,000 | | | Chromosome FR746099 Plasmid PL6A FR746101 Plasmid PL6B FR746102 Plasmid PL100 FR746100 | 2011 |
| Haloquadratum walsbyi | HBSQ001, DSM 16790 | 3,132,000 | 2,914 | | Chromosome AM180088 Plasmid PL47 AM180089 | 2006 |
| Halorhabdus tiamatea | SARL4B | 3,840,000 | 4,034 | | AFNT00000000 | 2011 |
| Halorhabdus utahensis | AX-2, DSM 12940 | 3116 Kb | 3076 | | CP001687 | 2009 |
| Halorubrum lacusprofundi | ATCC 49239 | 4,300,000 | 3,725 | DOE Joint Genome Institute | Chromosome 1 CP001365 Chromosome 2 CP001366 Plasmid pHLAC01 CP001367 | 2009 (Chromosomes 1 and 2) |
| Haloterrigena turkmenica | VKM B-1734, DSM 5511 | 5,440,000 | 5,351 | | Chromosome CP001860 Plasmid pHTUR01 CP001861 Plasmid pHTUR02 CP001862 Plasmid pHTUR03 CP001863 Plasmid pHTUR04 CP001864 Plasmid pHTUR05 CP001865 Plasmid pHTUR06 CP001866 | 2010 |
| Natrialba asiatica | ATCC 700177 | | | | Survey | 2004 |
| Natrialba magadii | ATCC 43099 | 3,751,000 | 4,364 | DOE Joint Genome Institute | CP001932 | 2010 |
| Natronomonas pharaonis | DSM2160 | 2,595,221 | 2,675 | | Chromosome CR936257 Plasmid PL131 CR936258 Plasmid PL23 CR936259 | 2005 |

### Methanobacteria

| Species | Strain | Base Pairs | Genes | Reference | GenBank identifier | Publication year |
| Methanobacterium sp. AL-21 | | 2,583,000 | | DOE Joint Genome Institute, Univ of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | CP002551 | 2011 |
| Methanobacterium sp. SWAN-1 | | 2,546,000 | 2,500 | DOE Joint Genome Institute, Univ Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | CP002772 | 2011 |
| Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum | delta-H | 1,751,377 | 1,869 | | AE000666 | 1997 |
| Methanobrevibacter ruminantium | M1 | 2,937,000 | 2,283 | | CP001719 | 2010 |
| Methanobrevibacter smithii | DSM 2375 | 1,704,000 | 1,748 | Washington University | ABYW00000000 | 2008 |
| Methanobrevibacter smithii | F1, DSM 2374 | 1,707,000 | 1,749 | Washington University | ABYV00000000 | 2010 |
| Methanobrevibacter smithii | PS, ATCC 35061 | 1,853,000 | 1,841 | | CP000678 | 2007 |
| Methanobrevibacter smithii | TS94A | 1,889,000 | 1,808 | | AELU00000000 | 2011 |
| Methanobrevibacter smithii | TS94B | 1,886,000 | 1,856 | | AELV00000000 | 2011 |
| Methanobrevibacter smithii | TS94C | 1,910,000 | 1,812 | | AELW00000000 | 2011 |
| Methanobrevibacter smithii | TS95A | 1,992,000 | 1,961 | | AELX00000000 | 2011 |
| Methanobrevibacter smithii | TS95B | 1,972,000 | 1,895 | | AELY00000000 | 2011 |
| Methanobrevibacter smithii | TS95C | 1,978,000 | 1,874 | | AELZ00000000 | 2011 |
| Methanobrevibacter smithii | TS95D | 2,011,000 | 1,860 | | AEMA00000000 | 2011 |
| Methanobrevibacter smithii | TS96A | 1,975,000 | 1,852 | | AEMB00000000 | 2011 |
| Methanobrevibacter smithii | TS96B | 1,869,000 | 1,742 | | AEMC00000000 | 2011 |
| Methanobrevibacter smithii | TS96C | 1,818,000 | 1,764 | | AEMD00000000 | 2011 |
| Methanobrevibacter smithii | TS145A | 1,782,000 | 1,786 | | AEKU00000000 | 2011 |
| Methanobrevibacter smithii | TS145B | 1,797,000 | 1,880 | | AELL00000000 | 2011 |
| Methanobrevibacter smithii | TS146A | 1,792,000 | 1,823 | | AELM00000000 | 2011 |
| Methanobrevibacter smithii | TS146B | 1,794,000 | 1,814 | | AELN00000000 | 2011 |
| Methanobrevibacter smithii | TS146C | 1,947,000 | 2,355 | | AELO00000000 | 2011 |
| Methanobrevibacter smithii | TS146D | 1,713,000 | 1,693 | | AELP00000000 | 2011 |
| Methanobrevibacter smithii | TS146E | 1,952,000 | 1,887 | | AELQ00000000 | 2011 |
| Methanobrevibacter smithii | TS147A | 2,008,000 | 1,969 | | AELR00000000 | 2011 |
| Methanobrevibacter smithii | TS147B | 1,965,000 | 1,911 | | AELS00000000 | 2011 |
| Methanobrevibacter smithii | TS147C | 1,973,000 | 2,014 | | AELT00000000 | 2011 |
| Methanosphaera stadtmanae | DSM 3091 | 1,767,403 | 1,534 | | CP000102 | 2005 |
| Methanothermobacter marburgensis | Marburg DSM 2133 | 1,634,000 | 1,806 | | CP001710 | 2010 |
| Methanothermus fervidus | V24S, DSM 2088 | 1,243,000 | 1,361 | | CP002278 | 2010 |

### Methanococci

| Species | Strain | Base Pairs | Genes | Reference | GenBank identifier | Publication year |
| Methanocaldococcus fervens | AG86 | 1,485,000 | 1,663 | DOE Joint Genome Institute | Chromosome CP001696 Plasmid pMEFER01 CP001697 | 2009 (Chromosome) |
| Methanocaldococcus infernus | ME | 1,328,000 | 1,513 | DOE Joint Genome Institute | CP002009 | 2010 |
| Methanocaldococcus jannaschii | DSM 2661 | 1,664,970 | 1,715 | | Chromosome: L77117 Large plasmid: L77118 Small plasmid: L77119 | 1996 |
| Methanocaldococcus vulcanius | M7, DSM 12094 | 1,746,000 | 1,808 | DOE Joint Genome Institute | Chromosome CP001787 Plasmid pMETVU01 CP001788 Plasmid pMETVU02 CP001789 | 2009 |
| Methanocaldococcus sp. FS406-22 | | 1,760,000 | 1,893 | DOE Joint Genome Institute | Chromosome CP001901 Plasmid pFS01 CP001902 | 2010 (Chromosome) |
| Methanococcus aeolicus | Nankai-3 | 1,569,000 | 1,554 | DOE Joint Genome Institute | CP000743 | 2007 |
| Methanococcus maripaludis | C5 | 1,780,000 | 1,896 | DOE Joint Genome Institute | CP000609 | 2007 |
| Methanococcus maripaludis | C6 | 1,744,000 | 1,874 | DOE Joint Genome Institute | CP000867 | 2007 |
| Methanococcus maripaludis | C7 | 1,772,000 | 1,858 | DOE Joint Genome Institute | CP000745 | 2007 |
| Methanococcus maripaludis | S2 | 1,661,137 | 1,722 | | NC_005791 (NCBI Reference Sequence) | 2004 |
| Methanococcus maripaludis | X1 | 1,746,000 | 1,892 | | CP002913 | 2011 |
| Methanococcus vannielii | SB | 1,720,000 | 1,755 | DOE Joint Genome Institute | CP000742 | 2007 |
| Methanococcus voltae | A3 | 1,936,000 | 1,768 | DOE Joint Genome Institute | CP002057 | 2010 |
| Methanothermococcus okinawensis | IH1 | 1,662,000 | 1,662 | DOE Joint Genome Institute | Chromosome CP002792 Plasmid pMETOK01 CP002793 | 2011 (Chromosome) |
| Methanotorris igneus | Kol5, DSM 5666 | 1,854,000 | 1,843 | DOE Joint Genome Institute | CP002737 | 2011 |

### Methanomicrobia

| Species | Strain | Base Pairs | Genes | Reference | GenBank identifier | Publication year |
| Candidatus Methanoregula boonei | 6A8 | 2,542,000 | 2,518 | DOE Joint Genome Institute | CP000780 | 2007 |
| Methanocella sp. Rice Cluster I (RC-I) | MRE50 | 3,179,916 | 3103 | Genome sequence, then taxonomic placement | AM114193 | 2005 |
| Methanocella paludicola | SANAE | 2,957,635 | 3004 | | AP011532 | 2011 |
| Methanocella conradii | HZ254 | 1,316,380 | 2512 | | CP003243 | 2012 |
| Methanococcoides burtonii | DSM6242 | 2,575,032 | 2,273 | | CP000300 | 2009 |
| Methanocorpusculum labreanum | Z | 1,804,000 | 1,830 | | CP000559 | 2009 |
| Methanoculleus marisnigri | JR1, DSM 1498 | 2,478,000 | 2,560 | | CP000562 | 2009 |
| Methanohalobium evestigatum | Z-7303 | 2,406,232 | 2,254 | DOE Joint Genome Institute | Chromosome: CP002069 Plasmid pMETEV01: CP002070 | 2010 (Chromosome) |
| Methanohalophilus mahii | SLP, DSM 5219 | 2,012,000 | 2,095 | | CP001994 | 2010 |
| Methanoplanus petrolearius | SEBR 4847, DSM 11571 | 2,843,000 | 2,881 | | CP002117 | 2011 |
| Methanosalsum zhilinae | WeN5, DSM 4017 | 2,138,000 | 2,086 | | CP002101 | 2010 |
| Methanosaeta concilii | GP-6 | 3,008,000 | | | CP002565 | 2010 |
| Methanosaeta harundinacea | 6Ac | 2,559,000 | | | CP003117 | 2011 |
| Methanosaeta thermophila | PT | 1,879,000 | 1,785 | DOE Joint Genome Institute | CP000477 | 2006 |
| Methanosarcina acetivorans | C2A | 5,751,492 | 4,540 | | AE010299 | 2002 |
| Methanosarcina barkeri | Fusaro, DSM 804 | 4,837,408 | 3,607 | | Chromosome CP000099 Plasmid 1 CP000098 | 2006 (Chromosome) |
| Methanosarcina mazei | Go1 | 4,096,345 | 3,371 | | AE008384 | 2002 |
| Methanosphaerula palustris | E1-9c, DSM 19958 | 2,922,000 | 2,859 | DOE Joint Genome Institute | CP001338 | 2008 |
| Methanospirillum hungatei | JF-1 | 3,544,738 | 3,139 | DOE Joint Genome Institute | CP000254 | 2006 |

### Methanopyri

| Species | Strain | Base Pairs | Genes | Reference | GenBank identifier | Publication year |
| Methanopyrus kandleri | AV19 | 1,694,969 | 1,691 | | AE009439 | 2002 |

### Thermococci

| Species | Strain | Base Pairs | Genes | GenBank identifier | Publication year |
| Pyrococcus abyssi | GE5 | 1,765,118 | 1,784 | NC_000868 (NCBI Reference Sequence) | 2000 |
| Pyrococcus furiosus | DSM 3638 | 1,908,256 | 2,065 | AE009950 | 1999 |
| Pyrococcus horikoshii | OT3 | 1,738,505 | 2,061 | NC_000961 (NCBI Reference Sequence) | 1998 |
| Pyrococcus sp. NA2 | | 1,861,000 | 1,984 | CP002670 | 2011 |
| Pyrococcus yayanosii | CH1 | 1,716,000 | 1,952 | CP002779 | 2011 |
| Thermococcus barophilus | MP, DSM 11836 | 2,010,000 | 2,196 | CP002372 | 2011 |
| Thermococcus gammatolerans | EJ3 | 2,045,000 | 2,206 | CP001398 | 2009 |
| Thermococcus kodakaraensis | KOD1 | 2,088,737 | 2,306 | AP006878 | 2005 |
| Thermococcus onnurineus | NA1 | 1,847,000 | 2,027 | NC_011529 (NCBI Reference Sequence) | 2008 |
| Thermococcus sibiricus | MM 739 | 1,845,000 | 2,085 | CP001463 | 2009 |
| Thermococcus sp. 4557 | | 2,011,000 | 2,181 | CP002920 | 2011 |
| Thermococcus sp. AM4 | | 2,086,000 | 2,279 | CP002952 | 2011 |

### Thermoplasmata

| Species | Strain | Base Pairs | Genes | GenBank identifier | Publication year |
| Ferroplasma acidarmanus | Fer1 | 1,865,000 | 1,742 | AABC00000000 | 2007 |
| Picrophilus torridus | DSM 9790 | 1,545,895 | 1,535 | AE017261 | 2004 |
| Thermoplasma acidophilum | DSM 1728 | 1,564,906 | 1,478 | NC_002578 (NCBI Reference Sequence) | 2000 |
| Thermoplasma volcanium | GSS1 | 1,584,804 | 1,526 | NC_002689 (NCBI Reference Sequence) | 2000 |

### Unclassified Euryarchaeota

| Species | Strain | Base Pairs | Genes | Reference | GenBank identifier | Publication year |
| Aciduliprofundum boonei | T469 | 1,486,000 | 1,587 | DOE Joint Genome Institute | CP001941 | 2010 |

## Korarchaeota

| Species | Strain | Base Pairs | Genes | Reference | GenBank identifier | Publication year |
| Candidatus Korarchaeum cryptofilum | OPF8 | 1,590,000 | 1,661 | | CP000968 | 2008 |

## Nanoarchaeota

| Species | Strain | Base Pairs | Genes | Reference | GenBank identifier | Publication year |
| Nanoarchaeum equitans | Kin4-M | 490,885 | 536 | | AE017199 | 2003 |

## Thaumarchaeota
### Cenarchaeales

| Species | Strain | Base Pairs | Genes | Reference | GenBank identifier | Publication year |
| Cenarchaeum symbiosum | A | 2,045,000 | 2,066 | | DP000238 | 2006 |

### Nitrosopumilales

| Species | Strain | Base Pairs | Genes | Reference | GenBank identifier | Publication year |
| Candidatus Nitrosoarchaeum limnia | SFB1 | 1,769,000 | 2,171 | | AEGP00000000 | 2011 |
| Nitrosopumilus maritimus | SCM1 | 1,645,000 | 1,842 | | CP000866 | 2010 |

## Unclassified Archaea

| Species | Strain | Base Pairs | Genes | Reference | GenBank identifier | Publication year |
| halophilic archaeon sp. DL31 | | | | Unpublished | CP002988 | 2011 |