What's New in Release 59

• Assembly and gene set data updated
• New assembly for existing species
  • Drosophila ananassae (Fruit fly, GCA_017639315.2)
  • Drosophila erecta (Fruit fly, GCA_003286155.2)
  • Drosophila grimshawi (Fruit fly, GCA_018153295.1)
  • Drosophila mojavensis (Fruit fly, GCA_018153725.1)
  • Drosophila persimilis (Fruit fly, GCA_003286085.2)
  • Drosophila pseudoobscura (Fruit fly, GCA_009870125.2)
  • Drosophila sechellia (Fruit fly, GCA_004382195.2)
  • Drosophila simulans (Fruit fly, GCA_016746395.2)
  • Drosophila virilis (Fruit fly, GCA_003285735.2)
  • Drosophila willistoni (Fruit fly, GCA_018902025.2)
  • Drosophila yakuba (Fruit fly, GCA_016746365.2)
• New species
  • Bactrocera neohumeralis (Lesser Queensland fruit fly, GCA_024586455.2)
  • Cherax quadricarinatus (Australian red claw crayfish, GCA_026875155.2)
  • Coremacera marginata (Sieve-winged Snailkiller, GCA_914767935.1)
  • Ctenocephalides felis (Cat flea, GCA_003426905.1)
  • Daphnia carinata (Water flea, GCA_022539665.3)
  • Diaphorina citri (Asian citrus psyllid, GCA_000475195.1)
  • Drosophila albomicans (Fruit fly, GCA_009650485.2)
  • Drosophila arizonae (Fruit fly, GCA_001654025.1)
  • Drosophila biarmipes (Fruit fly, GCA_025231255.1)
  • Drosophila bipectinata (Fruit fly, GCA_000236285.2)
  • Drosophila busckii (Fruit fly, GCA_011750605.1)
  • Drosophila elegans (Fruit fly, GCA_000224195.2)
  • Drosophila eugracilis (Fruit fly, GCA_018153835.1)
  • Drosophila ficusphila (Fruit fly, GCA_018152265.1)
  • Drosophila guanche (Fruit fly, GCA_900245975.1)
  • Drosophila gunungcola (Fruit fly, GCA_025200985.1)
  • Drosophila hydei (Fruit fly, GCA_003285905.2)
  • Drosophila innubila (Fruit fly, GCA_004354385.1)
  • Drosophila kikkawai (Fruit fly, GCA_018152535.1)
  • Drosophila mauritiana (Fruit fly, GCA_004382145.1)
  • Drosophila miranda (Fruit fly, GCA_003369915.2)
  • Drosophila navojoa (Fruit fly, GCA_001654015.2)
  • Drosophila obscura (Fruit fly, GCA_018151105.1)
  • Drosophila rhopaloa (Fruit fly, GCA_000236305.2)
  • Drosophila santomea (Fruit fly, GCA_016746245.2)
  • Drosophila subobscura (Fruit fly, GCA_008121235.1)
  • Drosophila subpulchrella (Fruit fly, GCA_014743375.2)
  • Drosophila suzukii (Fruit fly, GCA_013340165.1)
  • Drosophila takahashii (Fruit fly, GCA_018152695.1)
  • Drosophila teissieri (Fruit fly, GCA_016746235.2)
  • Eriocheir sinensis (Chinese mitten crab, GCA_024679095.1)
  • Halyomorpha halys (Brown marmorated stink bug, GCA_000696795.2)
  • Homarus gammarus (European lobster, GCA_958450375.1)
  • Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus (Hydrozoan, GCA_029227915.2)
  • Lytechinus pictus (Painted urchin, GCA_015342785.2)
  • Machimus atricapillus (Kite-tailed Robberfly, GCA_933228815.1)
  • Melanaphis sacchari (Sugarcane aphid, GCA_002803265.2)
  • Microctonus aethiopoides (Parasitoid wasp, GCA_030272655.1)
  • Microctonus aethiopoides (Parasitoid wasp, GCA_030272935.1)
  • Microctonus aethiopoides (Parasitoid wasp, GCA_030347275.1)
  • Microctonus hyperodae (Parasitoid wasp, GCA_030347285.1)
  • Myopa tessellatipennis (Thick-headed flies, GCA_943737955.1)
  • Octopus bimaculoides (California two-spot octopus, GCA_001194135.2)
  • Paramacrobiotus metropolitanus (Water bear tardigrade, GCA_019649055.1)
  • Pecten maximus (Great Scallop, GCA_902652985.1)
  • Tribolium madens (Black flour beetle, GCA_015345945.1)
  • Uloborus diversus (Orb Weaver, GCA_026930045.1)
• Updated gene sets
• Updated BioMarts for all gene and variation data

• Updated pan-taxonomic gene trees and homologies

• Planned updates

  • Release 60:
  • Athalia rosa (Coleseed sawfly) - The older GCA_000344095.2 assembly to be removed from Release 60. Compara reference update to GCA_917208135.1
  • Drosophila yakuba - The older GCA_000005975.1 assembly to be removed.
  • Melitaea cinxia (Glanville fritillary) - The older GCA_000716385.1 assembly to be removed.
  • Release 61:
  • Bombus terrestris (Buff-tailed bumble-bee) - Compara reference genome (Metazoa & Protostome protein trees) updated to newer GCA_910591885.2 assembly. The older GCA_000214255.1 fully dropped.
  • Planned updates from WormBase Parasite (release 61 onwards):
  • Schistosoma haematobium (flatworms) - Older assembly GCA_000699445.2 to be replaced with assembly GCA_944470465.2
  • Schistosoma mansoni (flatworms) - Older assembly GCA_000237925.3 to be updated to newer version GCA_000237925.5
  • Schmidtea mediterranea - New species of freshwater planarian flatworm to be imported.

Archive sites

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)

Archive of release 40 of EnsemblMetazoa: eg40-metazoa.ensembl.org (July 2018)

Archive of release 37 of EnsemblMetazoa: eg37-metazoa.ensembl.org (Oct 2017)

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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