Vertebrate Genomes Project

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The Vertebrate Genomes Project (VGP) aims to generate near error-free reference genome assemblies of ~70,000 extant vertebrate species. These genomes will be used to address fundamental questions in biology and disease, to identify species most genetically at risk for extinction, and to preserve genetic information of life.

The VGP will be completed in four phases based on taxonomic hierarchy: a representative of each order (phase 1), followed by each family (phase 2), followed by each genus (phase 3), finally followed by all species (phase 4).

Ensembl is a partner in the VGP and we annotate the protein-coding and non-coding RNA gene structures using a re-engineered version of our Gene Annotation System (Aken et al, 2017). 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 Proteins Transcripts Softmasked genome Repeat library Other data View in browser
Acanthopagrus latus GCA_904848185.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Acipenser ruthenus GCA_902713435.2 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA – FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Acomys russatus GCA_903995435.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Acridotheres tristis GCA_027559615.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Alligator mississippiensis GCA_030867095.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA – FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Alosa sapidissima GCA_018492685.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Ammodytes marinus GCA_949987685.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA – FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Anabas testudineus GCA_900324465.2 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Anabas testudineus GCA_900324465.3 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps ensembl.org
Anableps anableps GCA_014839685.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Anas platyrhynchos (Pekin duck) GCA_015476345.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Anguilla anguilla GCA_013347855.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Apus apus GCA_020740795.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA – FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Archocentrus centrarchus GCA_007364275.2 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Argentina silus GCA_951799395.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA – FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Arvicanthis niloticus GCA_011762505.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Arvicola amphibius GCA_903992535.2 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Astatotilapia calliptera GCA_900246225.3 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Astatotilapia calliptera GCA_900246225.5 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps ensembl.org
Asterias rubens GCA_902459465.3 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Aythya fuligula GCA_009819795.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Balaenoptera musculus GCA_009873245.3 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Bufo bufo GCA_905171765.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Calypte anna GCA_003957555.2 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Canis lupus GCA_905319855.2 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Carcharodon carcharias GCA_017639515.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Cervus elaphus GCA_910594005.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Chelmon rostratus GCA_017976325.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Chelonia mydas GCA_015237465.2 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA – FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Chiroxiphia lanceolata GCA_009829145.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Choloepus didactylus GCA_015220235.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Corvus moneduloides GCA_009650955.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps ensembl.org
Cottoperca gobio GCA_900634415.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps ensembl.org
Cuculus canorus GCA_017976375.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Cyclopterus lumpus GCA_009769545.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps ensembl.org
Cygnus olor GCA_009769625.2 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Cynocephalus volans GCA_027409185.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA – FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Denticeps clupeoides GCA_900700375.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Denticeps clupeoides GCA_900700375.2 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps ensembl.org
Dermochelys coriacea GCA_009764565.4 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Dromaius novaehollandiae GCA_016128335.2 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Dryobates pubescens GCA_014839835.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA – FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Echeneis naucrates GCA_900963305.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps ensembl.org
Electrophorus electricus GCA_013358815.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps ensembl.org
Elephas maximus indicus GCA_024166365.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA – FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Esox lucius GCA_011004845.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps ensembl.org
Falco peregrinus GCA_023634155.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Falco punctatus GCA_963210335.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA – FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Gadus morhua GCA_902167405.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps ensembl.org
Gallus gallus (maternal broiler) GCA_016699485.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps ensembl.org
Gallus gallus (White leghorn layer) GCA_016700215.2 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA – FTP dumps ensembl.org
Gallus gallus (Cobb) GCA_027408225.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Gallus gallus (Ross) GCA_027557775.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA – FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Gavia stellata GCA_030936135.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA – FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Geothlypis trichas GCA_009764595.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Girardinichthys multiradiatus GCA_021462225.2 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Gopherus evgoodei GCA_007399415.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps ensembl.org
Gouania willdenowi GCA_900634775.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps ensembl.org
Grus americana GCA_028858705.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Haemorhous mexicanus GCA_027477595.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA – FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Haliaeetus albicilla GCA_947461875.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Hemiscyllium ocellatum GCA_020745735.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA – FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Hippoglossus hippoglossus GCA_009819705.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Hirundo rustica GCA_015227805.3 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA – FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Hyla sarda GCA_029499605.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Hypanus sabinus GCA_030144855.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA – FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Jaculus jaculus GCA_020740685.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Lacerta agilis GCA_009819535.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Lampris incognitus GCA_029633865.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Loxodonta africana GCA_030014295.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA – FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Lutra lutra GCA_902655055.2 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Mastacembelus armatus GCA_900324485.2 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps ensembl.org
Megalops cyprinoides GCA_013368585.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Meles meles GCA_922984935.2 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA – FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Melopsittacus undulatus GCA_012275295.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps ensembl.org
Monodelphis domestica GCA_027887165.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Morus bassanus GCA_031468805.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA – FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Morus bassanus GCA_031468815.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA – FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Mustela erminea GCA_009829155.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Myripristis murdjan GCA_902150065.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps ensembl.org
Neoarius graeffei GCA_027579695.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA – FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Nesoenas mayeri GCA_963082525.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA – FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Notamacropus eugenii GCA_028372415.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA – FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Notolabrus celidotus GCA_009762535.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Notothenia rossii GCA_949606895.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA – FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Nycticebus coucang GCA_027406575.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Odontesthes bonariensis GCA_027942865.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Onychomys torridus GCA_903995425.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Orcinus orca GCA_937001465.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Pangasianodon hypophthalmus GCA_027358585.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Parambassis ranga GCA_900634625.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Parambassis ranga GCA_900634625.2 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps ensembl.org
Periophthalmus magnuspinnatus GCA_009829125.3 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA – FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Petromyzon marinus GCA_010993605.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Phalacrocorax aristotelis GCA_949628215.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA – FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Phocoena sinus GCA_008692025.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps ensembl.org
Pholidichthys leucotaenia GCA_020510985.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA – FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Pholis gunnellus GCA_910591455.2 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA – FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Phyllostomus discolor GCA_004126475.3 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Pipistrellus pipistrellus GCA_903992545.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Pleuronectes platessa GCA_947347685.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Podargus strigoides GCA_028020825.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Pristis pectinata GCA_009764475.2 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Psittacula echo GCA_963264785.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA – FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Pygocentrus nattereri GCA_015220715.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps ensembl.org
Raja brachyura GCA_963514005.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA – FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Rana temporaria GCA_905171775.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Rattus norvegicus (BN/NHsdMcwi) GCA_015227675.2 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps ensembl.org
Rhea pennata GCA_028389875.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA – FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Rhineura floridana GCA_030035675.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA – FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Rhinolophus ferrumequinum GCA_004115265.3 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Rhynochetos jubatus GCA_027574665.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Rissa tridactyla GCA_028500815.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Rissa tridactyla GCA_028501385.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Lagopus muta GCA_023343835.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Salarias fasciatus GCA_902148845.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps ensembl.org
Salmo trutta GCA_901001165.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps ensembl.org
Scatophagus argus GCA_020382885.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA – FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Sciurus carolinensis GCA_902686445.2 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Sciurus vulgaris GCA_902686455.2 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Scleropages formosus GCA_900964775.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps ensembl.org
Scyliorhinus canicula GCA_902713615.2 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Sebastes umbrosus GCA_015220745.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Silurus aristotelis GCA_946808225.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Solea solea GCA_958295425.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA – FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Sorex araneus GCA_027595985.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Sparus aurata GCA_900880675.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps ensembl.org
Sparus aurata GCA_900880675.2 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Sphaeramia orbicularis GCA_902148855.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps ensembl.org
Streptopelia turtur GCA_901699155.2 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Suncus etruscus GCA_024139225.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA – FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Sylvia borin GCA_014839755.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Syngnathus acus GCA_901709675.2 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA – FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Takifugu rubripes GCA_901000725.2 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps ensembl.org
Tamandua tetradactyla GCA_023851605.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Taurulus bubalis GCA_910589615.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Telmatherina bonti GCA_933228915.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA – FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Thalassophryne amazonica GCA_902500255.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Thamnophis elegans GCA_009769535.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Thunnus albacares GCA_914725855.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA – FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Thunnus maccoyii GCA_910596095.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA – FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Toxotes jaculatrix GCA_017976425.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Trogon surrucura GCA_020746105.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA – FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Tursiops truncatus GCA_011762595.1 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org
Zalophus californianus GCA_009762305.2 GTF, GFF3 FASTA FASTA FASTA Repeatmodeler FTP dumps rapid.ensembl.org