This list of sequenced archaeal genomes contains all the archaea known to have publicly available complete genome sequences that have been assembled, annotated and deposited in public databases. Methanococcus jannaschii was the first archaeon whose genome was sequenced, in 1996.
Currently in this list there are 39 genomes belonging to Crenarchaeota species, 105 belonging to the Euryarchaeota, 1 genome belonging to Korarchaeota and to the Nanoarchaeota, 3 belonging to the Thaumarchaeota and 1 genome belonging to an unclassified Archaea, totalling 150 Archaeal genomes.
Crenarchaeota
Acidilobales SpeciesStrainBase PairsGenesReferenceGenBank identifierPublication yearAcidilobus saccharovorans345-151,496,0001,547CP0017422010
Desulforococcales SpeciesStrainBase PairsGenesReferenceGenBank identifierPublication yearAeropyrum pernixK11,669,6952,694NC_000854 (NCBI Reference Sequence)1999Desulfurococcus kamchatkensis1221n1,365,0001,521CP0011402009Hyperthermus butylicusDSM 54561,667,0001,669CP0004932007Ignicoccus hospitalisKIN4/I, DSM 183861,297,0001,496CP0008162008Ignisphaera aggregansAQ1.S1, DSM 172301,875,0002,042CP0020982010Pyrolobus fumarii1A, DSM 112041,843,0002,038CP0028382011Staphylothermus hellenicusP8, DSM 127101,580,0001,716CP0020512011Staphylothermus marinusF1, DSM 36391,570,0001,659CP0005752011Thermosphaera aggregansM11TL, DSM 114861,316,0001,457CP0019392010
Sulfolobales SpeciesStrainBase PairsGenesReferenceGenBank identifierPublication yearAcidianus hospitalisW12,137,0002,424CP0025352011Metallosphaera cuprinaAr-41,840,0002,077CP0026562011Metallosphaera sedulaDSM 53482,191,0002,347CP0006822008Sulfolobus acidocaldariusDSM 6392,225,9592,223CP0000772005Sulfolobus islandicusHVE10/42,655,000CP0024262011Sulfolobus islandicusL.D.8.52,722,0002,996Chromosome CP001731 Plasmid pLD8501 CP0017322009Sulfolobus islandicusL.S.2.152,736,0003,068CP0013992009Sulfolobus islandicusM.14.252,608,0002,900CP0014002009Sulfolobus islandicusM.16.272,692,0002,956CP0014012009Sulfolobus islandicusM.16.42,586,0002,869CP0014022009Sulfolobus islandicusREY15A2,522,000CP0024252011Sulfolobus islandicusY.G.57.142,702,0003,079CP0014032009Sulfolobus islandicusY.N.15.512,812,0003,318Chromosome CP001404 Plasmid pYN01 CP0014052009Sulfolobus islandicusLAL14/12,465,1772,601 CP0039282013Sulfolobus solfataricusP22,992,2452,995AE0066412001Sulfolobus solfataricus98/22,668,0002,728DOE Joint Genome InstituteCP0018002009Sulfolobus tokodaii72,694,7652,826BA0000232001
Thermoproteales SpeciesStrainBase PairsGenesReferenceGenBank identifierPublication yearCaldivirga maquilingensisIC-1672,077,0002,011DOE Joint Genome InstituteCP0008522007Pyrobaculum aerophilumIM22,222,4302,605AE0094412002Pyrobaculum arsenaticumPZ6, DSM 135142,121,0002,410 DOE Joint Genome InstituteCP0006602007Pyrobaculum calidifontisJCM 115482,009,0002,213DOE Joint Genome InstituteCP0005612007Pyrobaculum islandicumDSM 41841,826,0002,063DOE Joint Genome InstituteCP0005042006Pyrobaculum sp. 1860UnpublishedCP0030982011Thermofilum pendensHrk 51,781,0001,930Chromosome CP000505 Plasmid pTPEN01 CP0005062008Thermoproteus neutrophilusV24Sta1,769,0002,053DOE Joint Genome InstituteCP0010142008Thermoproteus tenaxKra11,841,0002,100FN8698592011Thermoproteus uzoniensis768-201,936,0002,229CP0025902011Vulcanisaeta distributaDSM 144292,374,0002,592CP0021002010Vulcanisaeta moutnovskia768-282,298,0002,393CP0025292011
Euryarchaeota
Archaeoglobi SpeciesStrainBase PairsGenesReferenceGenBank identifierPublication yearArchaeoglobus fulgidusDSM43042,178,4002,407AE0007821997Archaeoglobus veneficusSNP6, DSM 111951,901,0002,194DOE Joint Genome InstituteCP0025882011Archaeoglobus profundusAv18, DSM 56311,563,0001,911Chromosome CP001857 Plasmid pArcpr01 CP0018582010Ferroglobus placidusAEDII12DO, DSM 106422,196,0002,622CP0018992011
Halobacteria SpeciesStrainBase PairsGenesReferenceGenBank identifierPublication yearHalalkalicoccus jeotgaliB3, DSM 187963,690,0003925Chromosome I CP002062 Plasmid 1 CP002063 Plasmid 2 CP002064 Plasmid 3 CP002065 Plasmid 4 CP002066 Plasmid 5 CP002067 Plasmid 6 CP0020682010Haloarcula hispanicaCGMCC 1.20493,484,0003,561Chromosome I CP002921 Chromosome II CP002922 Plasmid pHH400 CP0029232011Haloarcula marismortuiATCC 430493,131,7243,131Chromosome I AY596297 Chromosome II AY596298 Plasmid pNG100 AY596290 Plasmid pNG200 AY596291 Plasmid pNG300 AY596292 Plasmid pNG400 AY596293 Plasmid pNG500 AY596294 Plasmid pNG600 AY596295 Plasmid pNG700 AY5962962004Halobacterium salinarumR1, DSM 6712,000,0002,801 Chromosome NC_010364 Plasmid PHS1 NC_010366 Plasmid PHS2 NC_010369 Plasmid PHS3 NC_010368 Plasmid PHS4 NC_0103672008Halobacterium speciesNRC-12,014,2392,058Chromosome NC_002607 Plasmid pNRC100 NC_002607 Plasmid pNRC200 NC_0026082000Halobiforma lacisalsiAJ5, JCM 129834,320,0004,682AGFZ000000002011Haloferax volcaniiDS2Chromosome CP001956 Plasmid pHV1 CP001957 Plasmid pHV2 CP001954 Plasmid pHV3 CP001953 Plasmid pHV4 CP0019552010Halogeometricum borinquensePR3, DSM 115513,920,0004,059Chromosome CP001690 Plasmid pHBOR01 CP001691 Plasmid pHBOR02 CP001692 Plasmid pHBOR03 CP001693 Plasmid pHBOR04 CP001694 Plasmid pHBOR05 CP0016952009Halomicrobium mukohataeiarg-2, DSM 122863,332,0003,475Chromosome CP001688 Plasmid pHmuk01 CP0016892009Halopiger xanaduensisSH-63,668,0003,685DOE Joint Genome InstituteChromosome CP002839 Plasmid pHALXA01 CP002840 Plasmid pHALXA02 CP002841 Plasmid pHALXA03 CP0028422011 (Chromosome)Haloquadratum walsbyiC23, DSM 168543,148,000Chromosome FR746099 Plasmid PL6A FR746101 Plasmid PL6B FR746102 Plasmid PL100 FR7461002011Haloquadratum walsbyiHBSQ001, DSM 167903,132,0002,914Chromosome AM180088 Plasmid PL47 AM1800892006Halorhabdus tiamateaSARL4B3,840,0004,034AFNT000000002011Halorhabdus utahensisAX-2, DSM 129403116 Kb3076CP0016872009Halorubrum lacusprofundiATCC 492394,300,0003,725DOE Joint Genome InstituteChromosome 1 CP001365 Chromosome 2 CP001366 Plasmid pHLAC01 CP0013672009 (Chromosomes 1 and 2)Haloterrigena turkmenicaVKM B-1734, DSM 55115,440,0005,351Chromosome CP001860 Plasmid pHTUR01 CP001861 Plasmid pHTUR02 CP001862 Plasmid pHTUR03 CP001863 Plasmid pHTUR04 CP001864 Plasmid pHTUR05 CP001865 Plasmid pHTUR06 CP0018662010Natrialba asiaticaATCC 700177Survey2004Natrialba magadiiATCC 430993,751,0004,364DOE Joint Genome InstituteCP0019322010Natronomonas pharaonisDSM21602,595,2212,675Chromosome CR936257 Plasmid PL131 CR936258 Plasmid PL23 CR9362592005
Methanobacteria SpeciesStrainBase PairsGenesReferenceGenBank identifierPublication yearMethanobacterium sp. AL-212,583,000DOE Joint Genome Institute,Univ of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignCP0025512011Methanobacterium sp. SWAN-12,546,0002,500DOE Joint Genome Institute,Univ Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignCP0027722011Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicumdelta-H1,751,3771,869AE0006661997Methanobrevibacter ruminantiumM12,937,0002,283CP0017192010Methanobrevibacter smithiiDSM 23751,704,0001,748Washington UniversityABYW000000002008Methanobrevibacter smithiiF1, DSM 23741,707,0001,749Washington UniversityABYV000000002010Methanobrevibacter smithiiPS, ATCC 350611,853,0001,841CP0006782007Methanobrevibacter smithiiTS94A1,889,0001,808AELU000000002011Methanobrevibacter smithiiTS94B1,886,0001,856AELV000000002011Methanobrevibacter smithiiTS94C1,910,0001,812AELW000000002011Methanobrevibacter smithiiTS95A1,992,0001,961AELX000000002011Methanobrevibacter smithiiTS95B1,972,0001,895AELY000000002011Methanobrevibacter smithiiTS95C1,978,0001,874AELZ000000002011Methanobrevibacter smithiiTS95D2,011,0001,860AEMA000000002011Methanobrevibacter smithiiTS96A1,975,0001,852AEMB000000002011Methanobrevibacter smithiiTS96B1,869,0001,742AEMC000000002011Methanobrevibacter smithiiTS96C1,818,0001,764AEMD000000002011Methanobrevibacter smithiiTS145A1,782,0001,786AEKU000000002011Methanobrevibacter smithiiTS145B1,797,0001,880AELL000000002011Methanobrevibacter smithiiTS146A1,792,0001,823AELM000000002011Methanobrevibacter smithiiTS146B1,794,0001,814 AELN000000002011Methanobrevibacter smithiiTS146C1,947,0002,355AELO000000002011Methanobrevibacter smithiiTS146D1,713,0001,693AELP000000002011Methanobrevibacter smithiiTS146E1,952,0001,887AELQ000000002011Methanobrevibacter smithiiTS147A2,008,0001,969AELR000000002011Methanobrevibacter smithiiTS147B1,965,0001,911AELS000000002011Methanobrevibacter smithiiTS147C1,973,0002,014AELT000000002011Methanosphaera stadtmanaeDSM 30911,767,4031,534CP0001022005Methanothermobacter marburgensisMarburg DSM 21331,634,0001,806CP0017102010Methanothermus fervidusV24S, DSM 20881,243,0001,361CP0022782010
Methanococci SpeciesStrainBase PairsGenesReferenceGenBank identifierPublication yearMethanocaldococcus fervensAG861,485,0001,663DOE Joint Genome InstituteChromosome CP001696 Plasmid pMEFER01 CP0016972009 (Chromosome)Methanocaldococcus infernusME1,328,0001,513DOE Joint Genome InstituteCP0020092010Methanocaldococcus jannaschiiDSM 26611,664,9701,715Chromosome: L77117 Large plasmid: L77118 Small plasmid: L771191996Methanocaldococcus vulcaniusM7, DSM 120941,746,0001,808DOE Joint Genome InstituteChromosome CP001787 Plasmid pMETVU01 CP001788 Plasmid pMETVU02 CP0017892009Methanocaldococcus sp. FS406-221,760,0001,893DOE Joint Genome InstituteChromosome CP001901 Plasmid pFS01 CP0019022010 (Chromosome)Methanococcus aeolicusNankai-31,569,0001,554DOE Joint Genome InstituteCP0007432007Methanococcus maripaludisC51,780,0001,896DOE Joint Genome InstituteCP0006092007Methanococcus maripaludisC61,744,0001,874DOE Joint Genome InstituteCP0008672007Methanococcus maripaludisC71,772,0001,858DOE Joint Genome InstituteCP0007452007Methanococcus maripaludisS21,661,1371,722NC_005791 (NCBI Reference Sequence)2004Methanococcus maripaludisX11,746,0001,892CP0029132011Methanococcus vannieliiSB1,720,0001,755DOE Joint Genome InstituteCP0007422007Methanococcus voltaeA31,936,0001,768DOE Joint Genome InstituteCP0020572010Methanothermococcus okinawensisIH11,662,0001,662DOE Joint Genome InstituteChromosome CP002792 Plasmid pMETOK01 CP0027932011 (Chromosome)Methanotorris igneusKol5, DSM 56661,854,0001,843DOE Joint Genome InstituteCP0027372011
Methanomicrobia SpeciesStrainBase PairsGenesReferenceGenBank identifierPublication yearCandidatus Methanoregula boonei6A82,542,0002,518DOE Joint Genome Institute"Candidatus Methanoregula boonei 6A8". http://genome.jgi-psf.org/metbo/metbo.info.htmlCP0007802007Methanocella sp. Rice Cluster I (RC-I)MRE503,179,9163103Genome sequence, then taxonomic placementAM1141932005Methanocella paludicolaSANAE2,957,6353004AP0115322011Methanocella conradiiHZ2541,316,3802512CP0032432012Methanococcoides burtoniiDSM62422,575,0322,273CP0003002009Methanocorpusculum labreanumZ1,804,0001,830CP0005592009Methanoculleus marisnigriJR1, DSM 14982,478,0002,560CP0005622009Methanohalobium evestigatumZ-73032,406,2322,254DOE Joint Genome InstituteChromosome: CP002069 Plasmid pMETEV01: CP0020702010 (Chromosome)Methanohalophilus mahiiSLP, DSM 52192,012,0002,095CP0019942010Methanoplanus petroleariusSEBR 4847, DSM 115712,843,0002,881CP0021172011Methanosalsum zhilinaeWeN5, DSM 40172,138,0002,086CP0021012010Methanosaeta conciliiGP-63,008,000CP0025652010Methanosaeta harundinacea6Ac2,559,000CP0031172011Methanosaeta thermophilaPT1,879,0001,785DOE Joint Genome InstituteCP0004772006Methanosarcina acetivoransC2A5,751,4924,540AE0102992002Methanosarcina barkeriFusaro, DSM 8044,837,4083,607Chromosome CP000099 Plasmid 1 CP0000982006 (Chromosome)Methanosarcina mazeiGo14,096,3453,371AE0083842002Methanosphaerula palustrisE1-9c, DSM 199582,922,0002,859DOE Joint Genome InstituteCP0013382008Methanospirillum hungateiJF-13,544,7383,139DOE Joint Genome InstituteCP0002542006
Methanopyri SpeciesStrainBase PairsGenesReferenceGenBank identifierPublication yearMethanopyrus kandleriAV191,694,9691,691AE0094392002
Thermococci