# List of sequenced eukaryotic genomes

This list of "sequenced" eukaryotic genomes contains all the eukaryotes known to have publicly available complete nuclear and organelle genome sequences that have been sequenced, assembled, annotated and published; draft genomes are not included, nor are organelle-only sequences.
DNA was first sequenced in 1977. The first free-living organism to have its genome completely sequenced was the bacterium Haemophilus influenzae, in 1995. In 1996 Saccharomyces cerevisiae (baker's yeast) was the first eukaryote genome sequence to be released and in 1998 the first genome sequence for a multicellular eukaryote, Caenorhabditis elegans, was released.

## Protists

Following are the nine earliest sequenced genomes of protists. For a more complete list, see the List of sequenced protist genomes.
| Organism | Type | Relevance | Genome size | Number of genes predicted | Organization | Year of completion |
| Guillardia theta | Cryptomonad | Model organism | 0.551 Mb (nucleomorph genome only) | 465, 513, 598 (UniProt) | Canadian Institute of Advanced Research, Philipps-University Marburg and the University of British Columbia | 2001 |
| Plasmodium falciparum Clone:3D7 | Apicomplexan | Human pathogen (malaria) | 22.9 Mb | 5,268 | Malaria Genome Project Consortium | 2002 |
| Plasmodium yoelii yoelii Strain:17XNL | Apicomplexan | Rodent pathogen (malaria) | 23.1 Mb | 5,878 | TIGR and NMRC | 2002 |
| Cryptosporidium hominis Strain:TU502 | Apicomplexan | Human pathogen | 10.4 Mb | 3,994 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 2004 |
| Cryptosporidium parvum C- or genotype 2 isolate | Apicomplexan | Human pathogen | 16.5 Mb | 3,807 | UCSF and University of Minnesota | 2004 |
| Thalassiosira pseudonana Strain:CCMP 1335 | Diatom | Model organism | 34.5 Mb | 11,242 | Joint Genome Institute and the University of Washington | 2004 |
| Trypanosoma cruzi Strain:CL-Brener | Kinetoplastid | Human Pathogen | 67 Mb | 22,570 | The Institute for Genome Research (TIGR) and Karolinska Institutet (KI) and Seattle Biomedical Research Institute (SBRI) | 2005 |
| Trypanosoma brucei Clone:TREU 927/4 | Kinetoplastid | Human Pathogen | 26 Mb | 9,068 | Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and The Institute for Genome Research (TIGR) | 2005 |
| Leishmania major Strain: Friedlin | Kinetoplastid | Human Pathogen | 32.8 Mb | 8,272 | Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and Seattle Biomedical Research Institute (SBRI) | 2005 |

## Plants

Following are the five earliest sequenced genomes of plants. For a more complete list, see the List of sequenced plant genomes.
| Organism | Type | Relevance | Genome size | Number of chromosomes | Number of genes predicted | Organization | Year of completion |
| Arabidopsis thaliana Ecotype:Columbia | Wild mustard Thale Cress | Model plant | 135 Mb | 5 | 25,498, 27,400, 31,670 (UniProt) | Arabidopsis Genome Initiative | 2000 |
| Cyanidioschyzon merolae Strain:10D | Red algae | Simple eukaryote | 16.5 Mb | 20 | 5,331 | University of Tokyo, Rikkyo University, Saitama University and Kumamoto University | 2004 |
| Oryza sativa ssp indica | Rice | Crop and model organism | 420 Mb | 12 | 32-50,000 | Beijing Genomics Institute, Zhejiang University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences | 2002 |
| Ostreococcus tauri | Green algae | Simple eukaryote, small genome | 12.6 Mb | | 7,969 (UniProt) | Laboratoire Arago | 2006 |
| Populus trichocarpa | Balsam poplar or Black Cottonwood | Carbon sequestration, model tree, commercial use (timber), and comparison to A. thaliana | 550 Mb | 19 | 45,555 | The International Poplar Genome Consortium | 2006 |

## Fungi

Following are the five earliest sequenced genomes of fungi. For a more complete list, see the List of sequenced fungi genomes.
| Organism | Type | Relevance | Genome size | Number of genes predicted | Organization | Year of completion |
| Saccharomyces cerevisiae Strain:S288C | Saccharomycetes | Baker's Yeast; Model eukaryote | 12.1 Mb | 6,294 | International Collaboration for the Yeast Genome Sequencing | 1996 |
| Encephalitozoon cuniculi | Microsporidium | Human pathogen | 2.9 Mb | 1,997 | Genoscope and Université Blaise Pascal | 2001 |
| Schizosaccharomyces pombe Strain:972h- | Schizosaccharomycetes | Model eukaryote | 14 Mb | 4,824 | Sanger Institute and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | 2002 |
| Neurospora crassa | Sordariomycetes | Model eukaryote | 40 Mb | 10,082 | Broad Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, University of Kentucky, and the University of Kansas | 2003 |
| Phanerochaete chrysosporium Strain:RP78 | Agaricomycetes | Wood rotting fungus, use in mycoremediation | 30 Mb | 11,777 | Joint Genome Institute | 2004 |

## Animals

Following are the five earliest sequenced genomes of animals. For a more complete list, see the List of sequenced animal genomes.
| Organism | Type | Relevance | Genome size | Number of genes predicted | Organization | Year of completion |
| Caenorhabditis elegans Strain:Bristol N2 | Nematode | Model animal | 100 Mb | 19,000 | Washington University and the Sanger Institute | 1998 |
| Drosophila melanogaster | Fruit fly | Model animal | 165 Mb | 13,600 | Celera, UC Berkeley, Baylor College of Medicine, European DGP | 2000 |
| Anopheles gambiae Strain: PEST | Mosquito | Vector of malaria | 278 Mb | 13,683 | Celera Genomics and Genoscope | 2002 |
| Takifugu rubripes | Puffer fish | Vertebrate with small genome | 390 Mb | 22–29,000 | International Fugu Genome Consortium | 2002 |
| Homo sapiens | Human | | 3.2 Gb | 18,826 (CCDS consortium) | Human Genome Project Consortium and Celera Genomics | Draft 2001 Complete 2006 |