The Darwin Tree of Life Project (DToL) aims to generate high quality genome assemblies of all 60,000 species of eukaryotic organisms in the Atlantic archipelago of Britain and Ireland to contribute towards providing reference genome sequences for all life. It is a collaboration between biodiversity, genomics and analysis partners that hopes to transform the way we do biology, conservation and biotechnology. The project is a collaboration of the Natural History Museum London, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh, Marine Biological Association, Earlham Institute, University of Oxford and its Wytham Woods field station, University of Edinburgh, University of Cambridge, EMBL-EBI and others, led by the Wellcome Sanger Institute, UK.
Darwin Tree of Life Open Data Release Policy
As a step towards open and early release of Darwin Tree of Life data, we are making available raw data before submission to ENA and early-pass assemblies for use by the community. Please note that the data may not be final and correct and assemblies are from the earliest stages of analysis, have not been polished to remove assembly errors and have not been scaffolded to produce chromosomal molecules. They may contain contaminant genomes, symbionts and assembly errors. The final assemblies will differ in sequence and contiguity; these will be annotated and released to ENA in due course.
Vertebrate genomes sequenced as part of The Darwin Tree of Life project will also be part of the Vertebrate Genomes Project. These data are generously hosted by Amazon on AWS and are available from the GenomeArk. Links to these data are listed here.
| Species | PacBio | ONT | 10XG | BioNano | Hi-C | Draft Asm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bufo bufo (common toad) | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |
| Canis lupus orion (Greenland wolf) | ● | ● | ||||
| Caprimulgus europaeus (Eurasian nightjar) | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Cervus elaphus (red deer) | ||||||
| Malacosteus niger (stoplight loosejaw) | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Meles meles (European badger) | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Rana temporaria (common frog) | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |
| Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat) | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |
| Trachurus trachurus (Atlantic horse mackerel) | ● | ● | ● | ● |
The vast bulk of sequencing in progress is from non-vertebrate species. These data are available from a Sanger Institute hosted S3 bucket and links to the data and some information about samples can be found at the links below.
| Species | PacBio | ONT | 10XG | Hi-C | Draft Asm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aglais io (European peacock) | ● | ● | |||
| Aglais urticae (small tortoiseshell) | ● | ● | |||
| Anomoia purmunda (hawthorn fruit fly) | ● | ||||
| Anthocharis cardamines (orange tip) | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Apatura iris (purple emperor) | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Aporia crataegi (black veined white) | ● | ||||
| Argynnis aglaja (dark green fritillary) | ● | ||||
| Argyresthia goedartella (golden argent) | ● | ● | |||
| Aricia agestis (brown argus) | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Aricia artaxerxes (northern brown argus) | ● | ● | |||
| Athalia rosae (turnip sawfly) | ● | ● | |||
| Autographa gamma (silver Y) | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Baccha elongata (gossamer hoverfly) | ● | ● | |||
| Batrachedra praeangusta (poplar cosmet) | ● | ● | |||
| Blastobasis adustella (dingy dowd) | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Blastobasis lacticolella (London dowd) | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Boloria selene (silver meadow fritillary) | ● | ||||
| Bombus campestris (field cuckoo-bee) | ● | ● | |||
| Bombus hortorum (garden bumblebee) | ● | ||||
| Bombus pascuorum (common carder bee) | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Bombus pratorum (early bumblebee) | ● | ||||
| Bombus rupestris (hill cuckoo-bee) | ● | ||||
| Bombus terrestris (buff-tailed bumblebee) | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Callophrys rubi (green hairstreak) | ● | ||||
| Carcina quercana (long-horned flat-body) | ● | ● | |||
| Celastrina argiolus (holly brown) | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Cheilosia pagana (parsley Cheilosia) | ● | ||||
| Chrysoperla carnea (common green lacewing) | ● | ||||
| Clubiona reclusa | ● | ||||
| Coenonympha tullia (common ringlet) | ● | ||||
| Colias crocea (clouded yellow) | ● | ||||
| Colostygia pectinataria (green carpet) | ● | ||||
| Cosmia trapezina (the dun-bar) | ● | ● | ● | ● | |
| Craniophora ligustri (the coronet) | ● | ● | ● | ● | |
| Cupido minimus (small blue) | ● | ||||
| Cyaniris semiargus (mazarine blue) | ● | ● | |||
| Dolichovespula media (median wasp) | ● | ● | |||
| Dolichovespula saxonica (Saxon wasp) | ● | ● | |||
| Dromius quadrimaculatus | ● | ||||
| Ectemnius continuus | ● | ● | |||
| Ectemnius lituratus | ● | ● | |||
| Eilema griseola (dingy footman) | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Eimeria tenella (Coccidian parasite) | ● | ● | |||
| Endotricha flammealis (rosy tabby) | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Ennomos fuscantaria (dusky thorn) | ● | ● | |||
| Epermenia falciformis (large lance-wing) | ● | ||||
| Episyrphus balteatus (marmalade hoverfly) | ● | ● | |||
| Erannis defoliaria (mottled umber) | ● | ● | |||
| Erebia aethiops (Scotch argus) | ● | ||||
| Erebia epiphron (mountain ringlet) | ● | ● | |||
| Eristalis arbustorum (plane-faced dronefly) | ● | ||||
| Eristalis pertinax (tapered dronefly) | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Eristalis tenax (the dronefly) | ● | ● | |||
| Erynnis tages (dingy skipper) | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Ethmia dodecea (dotted ermel) | ● | ||||
| Eudonia lacustrata (little grey) | ● | ||||
| Eupithecia centaureata (lime-speck pug) | ● | ● | |||
| Euproctis similis (yellow-tail) | ● | ● | |||
| Euthrix potatoria (drinker moth) | ● | ||||
| Euzophera pinguis (ash-bark knot-horn) | ● | ||||
| Fabriciana adippe (high brown fritillary) | ● | ● | |||
| Ferdinandea cuprea (bronze sap hoverfly) | ● | ||||
| Grammoptera ruficornis | ● | ||||
| Gymnoscelis rufifasciata (double-striped pug) | ● | ||||
| Harmonia axyridis (harlequin) | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Helophilus pendulus (tiger hoverfly) | ● | ||||
| Hemithea aestivaria (common emerald) | ● | ||||
| Hesperia comma (silver-spotted skipper) | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Himacerus apterus (tree damselbug) | ● | ||||
| Hofmannophila pseudospretella (brown house moth) | ● | ||||
| Hypena proboscidalis (the snout) | ● | ● | |||
| Idaea aversata (riband wave) | ● | ● | |||
| Korscheltellus lupulina (common swift) | ● | ● | |||
| Lasioglossum pauxillum (base-banded furrow bee) | ● | ||||
| Lasiommata megera (wall brown) | ● | ● | |||
| Laspeyria flexula (beautiful hook-tip) | ● | ● | |||
| Leptidea sinapis (wood white) | ● | ||||
| Limenitis camilla (white admiral) | ● | ● | |||
| Lycaena phlaeas (small copper) | ● | ● | |||
| Lymantria monacha (black arches) | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Lysandra bellargus (Adonis Blue) | ● | ||||
| Lysandra coridon (chalkhill blue) | ● | ● | |||
| Maniola jurtina (meadow brown) | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Melanargia galathea (marbled white) | ● | ||||
| Melanostoma mellinum (dumpy grass hoverfly) | ● | ● | |||
| Melanostoma scalare (slender grass hoverfly) | ● | ● | |||
| Melitaea athalia (heath fritillary) | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Melitaea cinxia (Glanville fritillary) | ● | ||||
| Mesembrina meridiana (noon fly) | ● | ● | |||
| Myathropa florea (batman hoverfly) | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Myrmica ruginodis (red ant) | ● | ||||
| Mythimna impura (smoky wainscot) | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Nemophora degeerella (yellow-barred long-horn) | ● | ||||
| Noctua fimbriata (broad-bordered yellow underwing) | ● | ● | ● | ● | |
| Noctua pronuba (large yellow underwing) | ● | ● | |||
| Nola cucullatella (short-cloaked moth) | ● | ||||
| Notocelia uddmanniana (bramble shoot moth) | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Notodonta dromedarius (iron prominent) | ● | ● | |||
| Nymphalis polychloros (large tortoiseshell) | ● | ||||
| Ochlodes sylvanus (large skipper) | ● | ● | |||
| Oedemera lurida | ● | ||||
| Opisthograptis luteolata (brimstone moth) | ● | ● | |||
| Opostega salaciella (sorrel bent-wing) | ● | ||||
| Panorpa germanica (German scorpionfly) | ● | ||||
| Papilio machaon (swallowtail) | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Parapoynx stratiotata (ringed china-mark) | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Pararge aegeria tircis (speckled wood) | ● | ● | |||
| Phalera bucephala (buff-tip) | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Phlogophora meticulosa (angle shades) | ● | ● | |||
| Pholcus phalangioides (long-bodied cellar spider) | ● | ||||
| Pieris brassicae brassicae (large white) | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Pieris napi (green-veined white ) | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Pieris rapae (small white) | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Pisaura mirabilis (nursery web spider) | ● | ||||
| Platycheirus albimanus (white-footed hoverfly) | ● | ||||
| Plebejus argus (silver-studded blue) | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Polygonia c-album (comma) | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Polyommatus icarus (common blue) | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Prays fraxinella (ash bud moth) | ● | ||||
| Pterostichus madidus (black clock beetle) | ● | ||||
| Pyrgus malvae (grizzled skipper) | ● | ● | |||
| Recurvaria leucatella (white-barred groundling) | ● | ● | |||
| Rhagonycha fulva (common red soldier beetle) | ● | ||||
| Rhingia campestris (common snout-hoverfly) | ● | ● | |||
| Satyrium walbum (white-letter hairstreak) | ● | ● | |||
| Scaeva pyrastri (pied hoverfly) | ● | ||||
| Scathophaga stercoraria (yellow dung fly) | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Schrankia costaestrigalis (pinion-streaked snout) | ● | ● | |||
| Sphaerophoria scripta (long hoverfly) | ● | ||||
| Syritta pipiens (thick-legged hoverfly) | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Syrphus ribesii (humming syrphus) | ● | ||||
| Tachina fera | ● | ● | |||
| Terellia serratulae | ● | ||||
| Thyatira batis (peach blossom) | ● | ● | ● | ● | |
| Thymelicus lineola (Essex skipper) | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Thymelicus sylvestris (small skipper) | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Tinea semifulvella (fulvous clothes moth) | ● | ||||
| Tinea trinotella (bird's-nest moth) | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Tiphia femorata (beetle killing wasp) | ● | ||||
| Tipula paludosa | ● | ||||
| Tortrix viridana (green oak tortrix) | ● | ||||
| Triodia sylvina (orange swift) | ● | ● | |||
| Tyria jacobaeae (cinnabar) | ● | ||||
| Udea olivalis (olive pearl) | ● | ||||
| Vanessa atalanta (red admiral) | ● | ● | ● | ● | |
| Vanessa cardui (painted lady) | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Vespa crabro (European hornet) | ● | ||||
| Vespula germanica (German wasp) | ● | ● | |||
| Vespula vulgaris (common wasp) | ● | ● | |||
| Volucella inanis (lesser hornet hoverfly) | ● | ||||
| Xestia xanthographa (square-spot rustic) | ● | ● | |||
| Xylota sylvarum (golden-tailed hoverfly) | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Yponomeuta evonymella (bird-cherry ermine) | ● | ||||
| Ypsolopha sequella (pied smudge) | ● |