What's New in Release 61

• Updated gene sets

  • Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit fly, GCA_000001215.4) - New annotation (Flybase Release 6.54) of assembly GCA_000001215.4
  • Anopheles albimanus (Mosquito, GCA_000349125.2)
  • Anopheles gambiae (African malaria mosquito, GCA_000005575.1)
  • Anopheles quadriannulatus (Mosquito, GCA_000349065.1) (previously existing geneset preseved under the original name)
  • Glossina morsitans morsitans (Tsetse fly, GCA_001077435.1)
  • Rhodnius prolixus (Kissing bug, GCA_000181055.3)
  • Schistosoma haematobium (Flatworms, GCA_000699445.3)

• New assembly for existing species

  • Anopheles albimanus (Mosquitos, GCA_013758885.1)
  • Anopheles coluzzii (Mosquito, GCA_004136515.2)
  • Anopheles darlingi (American malaria mosquito, GCA_943734745.1)
  • Anopheles gambiae (African malaria mosquito, GCA_943734735.2)
  • Biomphalaria glabrata (Bloodfluke planorb, GCA_947242115.1)
  • Bombyx mori (Silk Moth, GCA_030269925.2)
  • Magallana gigas (Bivalves, GCA_963853765.1) (former Crassostrea gigas) - New RefSeq annotation was added for GCA_902806645.1

• Assembly and gene set data updated

  • Aedes albopictus (Asian tiger mosquito, GCA_035046485.1)
  • Bombus terrestris (Buff-tailed bumble-bee, GCA_910591885.2)
  • Haemaphysalis longicornis (Longhorned tick, GCA_013339765.2)
  • Hyalomma asiaticum (Tick, GCA_013339685.2)
  • Ixodes persulcatus (Taiga tick, GCA_013358835.2)

• New species

  • Argiope bruennichi (Spiders, GCA_947563725.1)
  • Chrysoperla carnea (Insects, GCA_905475395.1)
  • Culicoides brevitarsis (Flies, GCA_036172545.2)
  • Cydia pomonella (The codling moth, GCA_033807575.1)
  • Eurytemora carolleeae (Crustaceans, GCA_000591075.2)
  • Gordionus sp. m RMFG-2023 (Horsehair worms, GCA_954871325.2)
  • Halichondria panicea (Sponges, GCA_963675165.1)
  • Ischnura elegans (Damselflies, GCA_921293095.1)
  • Liolophura japonica (Chitons, GCA_032854445.2)
  • Macrobrachium nipponense (Crustaceans, GCA_015104395.2)
  • Platynereis dumerilii (Dumeril's clam worm, GCA_026936325.1)

• Other updates

  • Anopheles coluzzi (Mosquito) - Older GCA_000150765.1 genome now removed
  • Aedes albopictus (Asian tiger mosquito) - Older GCA_001444175.1 now removed
  • Bombus terrestris (Buff-tailed bumble-bee) - Compara reference genome updated to GCA_910591885.2 (Metazoa & Protostome protein trees), older GCA_000214255.1 now removed
  • Haemaphysalis longicornis (Longhorned tick) - Older GCA_013339765.1 now removed

• Planned updates:

  • Release 62:
    • Compara Drosophilidae pangenome:
    • Existing pangenome species will be updated to latest references where available
    • Replaced older references will be dropped
    • Additional species to be added:
      • Drosophila montana (GCA_035044405.1)
      • Drosophila nasuta (GCA_023558535.2)
      • Drosophila novamexicana (GCA_003285875.3)
      • Drosophila serrata (GCA_002093755.2)
      • Drosophila sulfurigaster albostrigata (GCA_023558435.2)
      • Drosophila tropicalis (GCA_018151085.1)

• Updated BioMarts for all gene and variation data

• Updated pan-taxonomic gene trees and homologies

Archive sites

Archive of release 59 of EnsemblMetazoa: eg59-metazoa.ensembl.org (May 2024)

Archive of release 56 of EnsemblMetazoa: eg56-metazoa.ensembl.org (Feb 2023)

Archive of release 52 of EnsemblMetazoa: eg52-metazoa.ensembl.org (Dec 2021)

Archive of release 49 of EnsemblMetazoa: eg49-metazoa.ensembl.org (Dec 2020)

Archive of release 45 of EnsemblMetazoa: eg45-metazoa.ensembl.org (Sep 2019)

Funding

Ensembl Metazoa receives funding from Infravec2, to serve as a data delivery mechanism for that project. Infravec2 is an international and interdisciplinary research project on insect vectors of human and animal disease, including mosquitoes, sandflies and other flies. This project has received funding from the European Unions Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 731060.

The biting midge genome resequencing and annotation is funding by a grant from the Bioinformatics and Biological Resources Fund of the United Kingdom Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (grant number BB/M028372/1) to The Pirbright Institute and the European Bioinformatics Institute.

The Branchiostoma lanceolatum (amphioxus) genome is provided by Corbel, an initiative of thirteen biological and medical research infrastructures creating a platform for harmonised access to biological and medical samples, technologies and data services. This project receives funding from the European Unions Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 654248.

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