| Taxonomy | Description | Haploid Genome Size (Mb) | Predicted genes | Predicted peptides | Source database | Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fungi | ||||||
| Aspergillus fumigatus | Human pathogen causing invasive aspergillosis | 24.9 | 9926 | 9630 | TIGR | 2005 |
| Aspergillus nidulans | Model fungus for genetics and cell biology | 30 | 9500 | 10701 | Broad Institute | 2005 |
| Aspergillus niger | Biotechnology (fermentation) | 33.9 | 14165 | 11200 | JGI | 2007 |
| Aspergillus oryzae | Used to ferment soy | 37 | 12074 | 12074 | Nite Japan | 2005 |
| Candida glabrata | Human pathogen causing candidiasis | 12.3 | 5283 | 5215 | Genolevures | 2004 |
| Cryptococcus neoformans | Human pathogen causing cryptococcosis | 20 | 6500 | 6578 | Stanford Genome Technology Centre | 2005 |
| Debaryomyces hansenii | Cryotolerant marine yeast | 12.2 | 6906 | 6319 | Genolevures | 2004 |
| Kluyveromyces lactis | "Genetic studies, industrial applications" | 10-12 | 5329 | 5327 | Genolevures | 2004 |
| Magnaporthe grisea | Plant pathogen | 37.8 | 11109 | 11109 | Broad Institute | 2005 |
| Neurospora crassa | "Red bread mold model fungus" | 40 | 10082 | 9822 | Broad Institute | 2003 |
| Phanerochaete chrysosporium | Lignin degrading white-rot fungus | 30 | 11777 | 10048 | JGI | 2004 |
| Ustilago maydis | Pathogen of maize | 20.5 | 6522 | 6522 | Broad Institute | 2006 |
| Yarrowia lipolytica | Methane-using yeast used in genetic research | 20 | 6703 | 6436 | Genolevures | 2004 |
| Plants | ||||||
| Arabidosis thaliana | Wild mustard; model plant | 120 | 25498 | 30690 | Arabidopsis Information Resource | 2000 |
| Cyanidioschyzon merolae | Red alga; simple eukaryote | 16.5 | 5331 | 5014 | Tokyo Univ. | 2004 |
| Oryza sativa ssp. Japonica | Rice; crop and model organism | 466 | 46022-55615 | 66710 | TIGR | 2002 |
| Ostreococcus lucimarinus | Green alga; simple eukaryote | 13.2 | 7651 | 7651 | JGI | 2007 |
| Ostreococcus tauri | Green alga; simple eukaryote | 12.6 | 7892 | 7892 | Ghent Univ. | 2006 |
| Populus trichocarpa | Black cottonwood tree; model tree | 550 | 45555 | 58036 | JGI | 2006 |
| Diatoms | ||||||
| Thalassiosira pseudonana | Diatom | 2.5 | 11242 | 11390 | JGI | 2004 |
| Amoebozoa | ||||||
| Entamoeba histolytica | Human pathogenic protozoan causing amoebic dysentry | 23.8 | 9938 | 9772 | TIGR | 2005 |
| Metazoans - Animals | ||||||
| Aedes aegypti | Yellow fever mosquito | 1376 | 15419 | 16789 | ENSEMBL | 2007 |
| Bombyx mori | Silk worm | 530 | 18510 | 21302 | SilkDB | 2004 |
| Anopheles gambiae | Malaria mosquito vector | 27.8 | 13683 | 13133 | ENSEMBL | 2002 |
| Canis familiaris | Common dog | 2400 | 19300 | 25559 | ENSEMBL | 2005 |
| Ciona intestinalis | Tunicate; simple chordate | 116.7 | 16000 | 19858 | ENSEMBL | 2002 |
| Gallus gallus | Chicken | 1000 | 20-23000 | 22195 | ENSEMBL | 2004 |
| Macaca mulatta | Rhesus monkey | 2900 | 23081 | 36423 | ENSEMBL | 2007 |
| Monodelphis domestica | Opossum; first marsupial genome | 3475 | 18550 | 32612 | ENSEMBL | 2007 |
| Oryzias latipes | Medaka fish | 700.3 | 14001 | 25107 | ENSEMBL | 2007 |
| Pan troglodytes | Chimpanzee; closest human relative | 3100 | 21950 | 32834 | ENSEMBL | 2005 |
| Rattus norvegicus | Rat; model mammal | 2750 | 21166 | 33438 | ENSEMBL | 2004 |
| Takifugu rubripes | Puffer fish; vertebrate with small genome | 390 | 22-29000 | 21974 | ENSEMBL | 2002 |
| Tetraodon nigroviridis | Puffer fish; vertebrate with small genome | 385 | 28653 | 28005 | ENSEMBL | 2004 |