European Reference Genome Atlas - Pilot Project

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The European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) is a pan-European scientific response to current threats to biodiversity. Reference genomes provide the most complete insight into the genetic basis that forms each species and represent a powerful resource in understanding how biodiversity functions. With approximately one fifth of the ~200,000 European species at risk of extinction, we need to act fast and together to generate high-quality complete genome resources in large scale.

The Pilot Project, aims to build a pan-European genomics infrastructure that can support the inclusion and equal participation of each European country, at each step of the genome establishment pipeline, from sample collection to publication.

Ensembl is a partner in the ERGA project, and we annotate the protein-coding and non-coding RNA gene structures using re-engineered versions of our Gene Annotation System (Aken et al, 2017) optimised for vertebrates and for non-vertebrates. When a species lacks transrciptomic data, we run BRAKER2 to generate hint-guided ab initio gene predictions of protein-coding genes, in the default protein mode (see the blog post for more information). After QC, genomes and annotations are made available via our FTP site (see table below) before subsequently being made available in the Ensembl Genome Browser.

Image Species Accession Annotation method Annotation Proteins Transcripts Softmasked genome Repeat library Other data View in browser BUSCO completeness BUSCO lineage Alternate haplotype
Ammodytes marinus GCA_949987685.1 Ensembl Genebuild GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA FTP dumps beta.ensembl.org C:94.8%[S:93.6%,D:1.2%],F:1.4%,M:3.8%,n:3640 actinopterygii_odb10
Argentina silus GCA_951799395.1 Ensembl Genebuild GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA FTP dumps beta.ensembl.org C:89.8%[S:86.4%,D:3.4%],F:1.1%,M:9.1%,n:3640 actinopterygii_odb10
Asellus aquaticus GCA_964212115.1 Ensembl Genebuild GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA FTP dumps beta.ensembl.org C:88.8%[S:85.5%,D:3.3%],F:4.6%,M:6.6%,n:1013 arthropoda_odb10
Coenonympha glycerion GCA_963855885.1 Ensembl Genebuild GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA FTP dumps beta.ensembl.org C:94.4%[S:93.5%,D:0.9%],F:1.9%,M:3.7%,n:5286 lepidoptera_odb10
Gordionus sp. m RMFG-2023 GCF_954871325.1 Import GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA FTP dumps beta.ensembl.org C:75.2%[S:74.5%,D:0.6%],F:3.4%,M:21.5%,n:954 metazoa_odb10
Haliaeetus albicilla GCA_947461875.1 Ensembl Genebuild GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps beta.ensembl.org C:88.7%[S:87.9%,D:0.8%],F:4.5%,M:6.8%,n:8338 aves_odb10
Lepus timidus GCA_040893245.2 Ensembl Genebuild GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA FTP dumps beta.ensembl.org C:94.2%[S:92.2%,D:2.0%],F:1.1%,M:4.7%,n:13798 glires_odb10
Mesoplodon bidens GCA_964148845.1 Ensembl Genebuild GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA FTP dumps beta.ensembl.org C:92.3%[S:90.5%,D:1.8%],F:0.8%,M:6.9%,n:13335 cetartiodactyla_odb10 rapid.ensembl.org
Mesoplodon bidens GCA_964165515.1 Ensembl Genebuild GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA FTP dumps beta.ensembl.org C:95.8%[S:94.2%,D:1.6%],F:1.1%,M:3.2%,n:12594 artiodactyla_odb12 rapid.ensembl.org
Mustela lutreola GCA_964264385.1 Ensembl Genebuild GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA FTP dumps beta.ensembl.org C:94.9%[S:93.2%,D:1.7%],F:1.1%,M:4.0%,n:14502 carnivora_odb10
Mytilus edulis GCA_963676685.2 Ensembl Genebuild GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA FTP dumps beta.ensembl.org C:93.7%[S:91.3%,D:2.4%],F:1.2%,M:5.1%,n:5295 mollusca_odb10
Phakellia ventilabrum GCA_963921505.1 Ensembl Genebuild GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA FTP dumps beta.ensembl.org C:81.9%[S:80.6%,D:1.3%],F:8.7%,M:9.4%,n:954 metazoa_odb10
Podarcis cretensis GCA_951804945.1 Ensembl Genebuild GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA FTP dumps beta.ensembl.org C:92.7%[S:90.9%,D:1.8%],F:1.6%,M:5.7%,n:7480 sauropsida_odb10
Silurus aristotelis GCA_946808225.1 Ensembl Genebuild GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps beta.ensembl.org C:95.8%[S:94.3%,D:1.5%],F:1.3%,M:2.9%,n:3640 actinopterygii_odb10
Solea solea GCA_958295425.1 Ensembl Genebuild GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA FTP dumps beta.ensembl.org C:97.7%[S:96.5%,D:1.2%],F:0.6%,M:1.7%,n:3640 actinopterygii_odb10
Thunnus thynnus GCA_963924715.1 Ensembl Genebuild GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA FTP dumps beta.ensembl.org C:96.9%[S:95.9%,D:1.0%],F:1.5%,M:1.6%,n:3640 actinopterygii_odb10
Trifolium dubium GCA_951804385.1 Ensembl Genebuild GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA FTP dumps beta.ensembl.org C:92.5%[S:29.2%,D:63.3%],F:1.7%,M:5.8%,n:5366 fabales_odb10
Troglohyphantes excavatus GCA_963932185.1 Ensembl Genebuild GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA FTP dumps beta.ensembl.org C:91.8%[S:90.5%,D:1.3%],F:3.0%,M:5.2%,n:3974 araneae_odb12
Vipera ursinii GCA_947247035.1 Ensembl Genebuild GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps beta.ensembl.org C:81.4%[S:79.6%,D:1.8%],F:3.9%,M:14.7%,n:7480 sauropsida_odb10