List of sequenced animal genomes
This list of sequenced animal genomes contains animal species for which complete genome sequences have been assembled, annotated and published. Substantially complete draft genomes are included, but not partial genome sequences or organelle-only sequences.
Porifera
- Amphimedon queenslandica, a sponge
- Stylissa carteri
- Xestospongia testudinaria
Ctenophora
- Mnemiopsis leidyi,
- Pleurobrachia bachei
Placozoa
- Trichoplax adhaerens, a Placozoan
- Hoilungia hongkongensis, nov. gen H13 Placozoan
Cnidaria
- Hydra vulgaris,, a model hydrozoan
- Nematostella vectensis, a model anemone
- Aiptasia pallida, a sea anemone
- Acropora digitifera, a coral
- Renilla muelleri, an octocoral
- Stylophora pistillata, a coral
- Aurelia aurita, moon jellyfish
- Clytia hemisphaerica, Hydrozoan jellyfish
- Pocillopora damicornis, cauliflower coral
- Nemopilema nomurai, Nomura jellyfish
- Rhopilema esculentum, Flame jellyfish
- Cassiopea xamachana
- Alatina alata
- Calvadosia cruxmelitensis
- Dendronephthya gigantea, an octocoral
Deuterostomia
Hemichordates
- Saccoglossus kowalevskii, Enteropneusta
- Ptychodera flava, Enteropneusta
Echinoderms
- Acanthaster planci, starfish
- Apostichopus japonicus, sea cucumber
- Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, a sea urchin and model deuterostome
Tunicates
- Ciona intestinalis, a tunicate
- Ciona savignyi, a tunicate
- Oikopleura dioica, a larvacean.
Cephalochordates
- Branchiostoma floridae, a lancelet
Cyclostomes
- Petromyzon marinus, a lamprey
Cartilaginous fish
- Callorhinchus milii, an elephant shark
- Rhincodon typus, Whale shark
- Carcharodon carcharias, Great white shark
- Chiloscyllium punctatum, Brownbanded bamboo shark
- Scyliorhinus torazame'', Cloudy catshark
Bony fish
- Order Anabantiformes
- * Betta splendens, Siamese fighting fish
- Order Beloniformes
- * Oryzias latipes, medaka
- Order Centrarchiformes
- * Oplegnathus fasciatus, barred knifejaw
- Order Characiformes
- * Astyanax mexicanus, Mexican tetra
- Order Cichliformes
- * Oreochromis niloticus, Nile tilapia
- * Metriaclima zeb, Lake Malawi cichlid
- Order Clupeiformes
- * Clupea harengus, Atlantic herring
- * Coilia nasus, Japanese grenadier anchovy
- * Sardina pilchardus, European sardine
- Order Coelacanthiformes
- * Latimeria chalumnae, West Indian Ocean coelacanth and oldest known living lineage of Sarcopterygii
- Order Cypriniformes
- * Anabarilius grahami Regan, Kanglang fish
- * Danio rerio, a zebrafish
- * Heterandria formosa, Least Killifish
- * Oxygymnocypris stewartii,
- * Megalobrama amblycephala, blunt snout bream
- Order Cyprinodontiformes
- * Heterandria formosa, least killifish
- * Xiphophorus maculatus, platyfish
- * Nothobranchius furzeri, turquoise killifish
- Order Esociformes
- * Esox lucius, northern pike
- Order Gadiformes
- * Gadus morhua, Atlantic cod
- Order Gasterosteiformes
- * Gasterosteus aculeatus, three-spined stickleback
- Order Gymnotiformes
- * Electrophorus electricus, electric eel
- Order Lepisosteiformes
- * Lepisosteus oculatus, spotted gar
- Order Osmeriformes
- * Protosalanx hyalocranius, clearhead icefish
- Order Perciformes
- * Channa argus, northern snakehead
- * Dissostichus mawsoni, Antarctic toothfish
- * Eleginops maclovinus, Patagonian robalo
- * Larimichthys crocea, large yellow croaker
- * Lutjanus campechanus, Northern red snapper
- * Parachaenichthys charcoti, Antarctic dragonfish
- * Seriola dumerili, Greater amberjack
- * Sillago sinica, chinese sillago
- * Sparus aurata, gilt-head bream
- Order Salmoniformes
- * Salmo salar, Atlantic salmon
- * Oncorhynchus mykiss, rainbow trout
- * Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, Chinook salmon
- Order Scorpaeniformes
- * Sebastes schlegelii, Black rockfish
- Order Siluriformes
- * Ictalurus punctatus, channel catfish
- Order Tetraodontiformes
- * mola mola, ocean sunfish
- * Takifugu rubripes, a puffer fish
- * Tetraodon nigroviridis'', a puffer fish
Amphibians
- Ambystoma mexicanum, axolotl
- Xenopus tropicalis, western clawed frog
- Nanorana parkeri, High Himalaya frog
- Oophaga pumilio, Strawberry poison-dart frog
- American bullfrog|Rana catesbeiana, North American bullfrog
- Rhinella marina, Cane toad
- Vibrissaphora ailaonica, Mustache toad
- Leptobrachium leishanense, Leishan Mustache toad
Reptiles
- Order Crocodylia
- * Alligator mississippiensis, American alligator
- * Alligator sinensis, Chinese alligator
- * Crocodylus porosus, salt water crocodile
- * Gavialis gangeticus, Indian gharial
- Order Squamata
- * Anolis carolinensis JBL SC #1, green anole lizard
- * Dopasia gracilis, Burmese glass lizard,
- * Emydocephalus ijimae, Ijima's turtle-headed sea snake,
- * Eublepharis macularius, Leopard gecko
- * Hydrophis melanocephalus, slender-necked sea snake,
- * Laticauda colubrina, yellow-lipped sea krait,
- * Laticauda laticaudata, blue-linged sea krait,
- * Ophiophagus hannah, king cobra
- * Pantherophis guttatus, corn snake
- * Pogona vitticeps, Australian dragon lizard
- * Python molurus bivittatus, Burmese python
- * Salvator Merinae, tegu lizard
- * Shinisaurus crocodilurus, Chinese crocodile lizard,
- Order Testudines
- * Chelonia mydas, green sea turtle
- * Chrysemys picta bellii, western painted turtle
- * Pelodiscus sinensis, soft-shelled turtle
- * Platysternon megacephalum, Big-headed turtle
Birds
- Order Accipitriformes
- * Haliaeetus albicilla, white-tailed eagle
- * Haliaeetus leucocephalus, bald eagle
- * Aegypius monachus, cinereous vulture
- * Aquila chrysaetos, golden eagle
- Order Anseriformes
- * Anas platyrhynchos, mallard duck
- Order Apodiformes
- * Chaetura pelagica, chimney swift
- Order Bucerotiformes
- * Buceros rhinoceros silvestris, rhinoceros hornbill
- Order Caprimulgiformes
- * Antrostomus carolinensis, chuck-will's-widow
- Order Cariamiformes
- * Cariama cristata, red-legged seriema
- Order Cathartiformes
- * Cathartes aura, turkey vulture
- Order Charadriiformes
- * Charadrius vociferus, killdeer
- * Himantopus novaezelandiae, kakī/black stilt
- * Himantopus himantopus, pied stilt
- * Recurvirostra avosetta, pied avocet
- Order Ciconiiformes
- * Nipponia nippon, crested ibis
- Order Coliiformes
- * Colius striatus, speckled mousebird
- Order Columbiformes
- * Columba livia, pigeon
- Order Coraciiformes
- * Merops nubicus, carmine bee-eater
- Order Cuculiformes
- * Cuculus canorus, common cuckoo
- * Tauraco erythrolophus, red-crested turaco
- Order Eurypygiformes
- * Eurypyga helias, sunbittern
- Order Falconiformes
- * Falco cherrug, saker falcon
- * Falco peregrinus, peregrine falcon
- Order Galliformes
- *Arborophila rufipectus, Sichuan Partridge
- *Gallus gallus, chicken
- *Meleagris gallopavo, domesticated turkey
- * Numida meleagris, helmeted guinea fowl
- * Pavo cristatus, Indian peafowl
- *Phasianus colchicus, Common Pheasant
- *Syrmaticus mikado, mikado pheasant
- *Tetrao tetrix, black grouse
- Order Gaviiformes
- * Gavia stellata, red-throated loon
- Order Gruiformes
- * Balearica regulorum gibbericeps, grey crowned-crane
- * Chlamydotis macqueenii, MacQueen's bustard
- Order Leptosomiformes
- * Leptosomus discolor, cuckoo-roller
- Order Mesitornithiformes
- * Mesitornis unicolor, brown mesite
- Order Opisthocomiformes
- * Opisthocomus hoazin, hoatzin
- Order Passeriformes
- * Acanthisitta chloris, rifleman
- * Corvus brachyrhynchos, American crow
- * Corvus hawaiiensis, Hawaiian crow
- * Eopsaltria australis, Eastern yellow robin
- * Ficedula albicollis, collared flycatcher
- * Ficedula hypoleuca, pied flycatcher
- * Geospiza fortis, medium ground-finch
- * Hirundo rustica, barn swallow
- * Lonchura striata domestica, Society finch
- * Manacus vitellinus, golden-collared manakin
- * Lycocorax pyrrhopterus, Paradise-crow
- * Manacus vitellinus, golden-collared manakin
- * Paradisaea rubra, red bird-of-paradise
- * Pteridophora albert
i, king of saxony bird-of-paradise - * Ptiloris paradiseus, paradise riflebird
- * Taeniopygia guttata, zebra finch
- Order Pelecaniformes
- * Egretta garzetta, little egret
- * Pelecanus crispus, Dalmatian pelican
- Order Phaethontiformes
- * Phaethon lepturus, white-tailed tropicbird
- Order Phoenicopteriformes
- * Phoenicopterus ruber ruber, American flamingo
- Order Piciformes
- * Picoides pubescens, downy woodpecker
- Order Podicipediformes
- * Podiceps cristatus, great crested grebe
- Order Procellariiformes
- * Fulmarus glacialis, northern fulmar
- Order Pterocliformes
- * Pterocles gutturalis, yellow-throated sandgrouse
- Order Psittaciformes
- * Amazona leucocephala, Cuban amazon
- * Amazona ventralis, Hispaniolan amanzon
- * Amazona vittata, Puerto Rican parrot
- * Ara macao, Scarlet macaw
- * Cyanoramphus malherbi, kākāriki karaka
- * Melopsittacus undulatus, budgerigar
- * Nestor notabilis, kea
- Order Struthioniformes
- * Struthio camelus australis, common ostrich
- Order Sphenisciformes
- * Aptenodytes forsteri, emperor penguin
- *Aptenodytes patagonicus, king penguin
- *Eudyptes chrysocome, Western rockhopper penguin
- *Eudyptes chrysolophus chrysolophus, Macaroni penguin
- *Eudyptes chrysolophus schlegeli, Royal penguin
- *Eudyptes filholi, Eastern rockhopper penguin
- *Eudyptes moseleyi, Northern rockhopper penguin
- *Eudyptes pachyrhynchus, Fiordland-crested penguin
- *Eudyptes robustus, Snares-crested penguin
- *Eudyptes sclateri, Erect-crested penguin
- *Eudyptula minor albosignata, white-flippered penguin
- *Eudyptula minor minor, little blue penguin
- *Eudyptula novaehollandiae, fairy penguin
- *Megadyptes antipodes antipodes, yellow eyed penguin or hoiho
- *Pygoscelis adeliae, Adélie penguin
- *Pygoscelis antarctica, chinstrap penguin
- *Pygoscelis papua, gentoo penguin
- *Spheniscus demersus, African penguin
- *Spheniscus humboldti, Humboldt penguin
- *Spheniscus magellanicus, Magellanic penguin
- *Spheniscus mendiculus, Galápagos penguin
- Order Strigiformes
- * Tyto alba, barn owl
- * Strix occidentalis caurina, northern spotted owl
- * Strix varia, Barred owl
- Order Suliformes
- * Phalacrocorax auritus, double-crested cormorant
- * Phalacrocorax brasilianus, Neotropic cormorant
- * Phalacrocorax carbo, great cormorant
- * Phalacrocorax harrisi, Galapagos cormorant
- * Phalacrocorax pelagicus, pelagic cormorant
- Order Tinamiformes
- * Tinamus guttatus, white-throated tinamou
- Order Trochiliformes
- * Calypte anna, Anna's hummingbird
- Order Trogoniformes
- * Apaloderma vittatum, bar-tailed trogon
Mammals
- Subclass Prototheria, Order Monotremata, Family Ornithorhynchidae
- * Ornithorhynchus anatinus, platypus
- Subclass Theria
- * Infraclass Metatheria
- ** Order Didelphimorphia, Family Didelphidae
- *** Monodelphis domestica, gray short-tailed opossum
- ** Order Dasyuromorphia
- *** Family Dasyuridae
- **** Sarcophilus harrisii, Tasmanian devil
- *** Family Thylacinidae
- **** Thylacinus cynocephalus, thylacine
- ** Order Diprotodontia
- *** Family Macropodidae
- **** Macropus eugenii, tammar wallaby
- *** Family Phascolarctidae
- **** Phascolarctos cinereus, koala
- **
- * Infraclass Eutheria
- *# Order Erinaceomorpha, Family Erinaceidae
- *#* Erinaceus europaeus, western European hedgehog
- *# Order Eulipotyphla, Family Solenodontidae
- *##Solenodon Parodoxus, Hispaniolan solenodon
- *#Order Chiroptera
- *#* Family Megadermatidae
- *#** Megaderma lyra, greater false vampire bat
- *#* Family Mormoopidae
- *#** Pteronotus parnellii, Parnell's mustached bat
- *#* Family Pteropodidae
- *#** Pteropus vampyrus, fruit bat
- *#** Eidolon helvum, Old World fruit bat
- *#* Family Rhinolophidae
- *#** Rhinolophus ferrumequinum, greater horseshoe bat
- *#* Family Vespertilionidae
- *#** Myotis lucifugus, little brown bat
- *#* Family Phyllostomidae
- *#**Leptonycteris yerbabuenae, long nosed bat
- *#** Leptonycteris nivalis, greater long nosed bat
- *#** Musonycteris harrisoni, banana bat
- *#** Artibeus jamaicensis, Jamaican fruit bat
- *#** Macrotus waterhousii, Waterhouse's leaf-nosed bat
- *# Order Primates
- *#* Family Galagidae
- *#** Otolemur garnettii, small-eared galago, or bushbaby
- *#* Family Cercopithecidae
- *#** Macaca mulatta, rhesus macaque
- *#** Macaca fascicularis, Cynomolgus or crab-eating macaque
- *#** Rhinopithecus roxellana, golden snub-nosed monkey
- *#* Family Hominidae
- *#** Subfamily Ponginae
- *#*** Pongo pygmaeus/Pongo abelii, orangutan
- *#** Subfamily Homininae
- *#*** Gorilla gorilla, western gorilla
- *#*** Homo sapiens, modern human
- *#*** Homo neanderthalensis, Neanderthal
- *#*** Pan troglodytes, chimpanzee
- *#*** Pan paniscus, bonobo
- *#* Family Callitrichidae
- *#** Callithrix jacchus, marmoset
- *# Order Carnivora
- *#* Family Felidae
- *#** Acinonyx jubatus, african cheetah
- *#** Felis silvestris catus, cat
- *#** Panthera leo, lion
- *#** Panthera pardus, Amur leopard
- *#** Panthera tigris altaica, Amur tiger
- *#** Panthera tigris tigris, Bengal tiger
- *#** Prionailurus bengalensis, leopard cat
- *#* Family Canidae
- *#** Canis lupus familiaris, dog
- *#** Canis lupus lupus, wolf.
- *#** Lycaon pictus, african wild dog
- *#* Family Ursidae
- *#** Ailuropoda melanoleuca, giant panda
- *#** Ursus arctos ssp. horribilis, Grizzly bear
- *#** Ursus americanus, American black bear
- *#** Ursus maritimus, Polar bear
- *#* Family Odobenidae
- *#** Odobenus rosmarus, walrus
- *#* Family Mustelidae
- *#** Enhydra lutris kenyoni, sea otter
- *#** Mustela erminea, stoat
- *#** Mustela putorius furo, ferret
- *#** Pteronura brasiliensis, giant otter
- *# Order Cetacea
- *#* Family Delphinidae
- *#** Tursiops truncatus, bottlenosed dolphin
- *#** Balaenoptera acutorostrata, common minke whale
- *#** Balaenoptera physalus, fin whale
- *#** Neophocaena phocaenoides, finless porpoise
- *#** Orcinus orca, killer whale
- *#** Sousa Chinensis, Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin
- *#* Family Monodontidae
- *#** Delphinapterus, beluga whale
- *#* Family Physeteridae
- *#** Physeter macrocephalus, sperm whale
- *# Order Proboscidea, Family Elephantidae
- *#* Elephas maximus, Asian elephant
- *#* Loxodonta africana, African elephant
- *# Order Sirenia
- *#* Family Trichechidae
- *#** Trichechus manatus, West Indian manatee
- *# Order Perissodactyla, Family Equidae
- *#* Equus ferus caballus, horse
- *# Order Artiodactyla
- *#* Family Antilocapridae
- *#** Antilocapra americana, Pronghorn
- *#* Family Suidae
- *#** Sus scrofa, pig
- *#* Family Bovidae
- *#** Ammotragus lervia, Barbary sheep
- *#** Antidorcas marsupialis, Springbox
- *#** Bison bonasus, European bison
- *#** Bos grunniens, yak 2012
- *#** Bos primigenius indicus, zebu or Brahman cattle
- *#** Bos primigenius taurus, cow 2009
- *#** Bubalus bubalis, river buffalo
- *#** Capra ibex, Goats
- *#** Cephalophus harveyi, Harvey's duiker
- *#** Connochaetes taurinus, blue wildebeest
- *#** Damaliscus lunatus, common tsessebe
- *#** Gazella thomsoni, Thomson's gazelle
- *#** Hippotragus niger, Sable Antelope
- *#** Kobus ellipsiprymnus, Waterbuck
- *#** Litocranius walleri, Gerenuk
- *#** Oreotragus oreotragus, Klipspringer
- *#** Oryx gazella, Gemsbok
- *#** Ourebia ourebi, Oribi
- *#** Ovis ammon, Argali
- *#** Ovis ammon poli
i, marco polo sheep - *#** Nanger granti,
Grant's gazelle - *#** Neotragus moschatus, Suni
- *#** Neotragus pygmaeus, Royal antelope
- *#** Philantomba maxwellii, Maxwell's duiker
- *#** Procapra przewalskii, Przewalski's gazelle
- *#** Pseudois nayaur, Bharal
- *#** Raphicerus campestris, Steenbox
- *#** Redunca redunca, Bohor reedbuck
- *#** Syncerus caffer, African buffalo
- *#** Sylvicapra grimmia, common duiker
- *#** Tragelaphus, Sp
iral-horned bovine - *#** Tragelaphus buxtoni, Mountain nyala
- *#** Tragelaphus strepsiceros, Greater kudu
- *#** Tragelaphus imberbis, Lesser kudu
- *#** Tragelaphus spekii, Sitatunga
- *#** Tragelaphus scriptus, Bushbuck
- *#** Taurotragus oryx, Common eland
- *#* Family Cervidae
- *#** Cervus albirostris, Tharold's deer
- *#** Elaphurus davidianus, Père David's deer
- *#** Muntiacus crinifrons, hairy-fronted muntjac
- *#** Muntiacus muntjak, Indian muntjac
- *#** Muntiacus reevesi, Reeves's muntjac
- *#** Rangifer Tarandus, Reindeer
- *#* Family Giraffidae
- *#** Giraffa camelopardalis, Giraffe
- *#** Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi, Masai giraffe
- *#** Okapia johnstoni, Okapi
- *#* Family Moschidae
- *#** Moschus berezovskii, forest musk deer
- *#** Moschus chrysogaster, Alpine musk deer
- *#* Family Tragulidae
- *#** Tragulus javanicus, Java mouse-deer
- *# Order Rodentia
- *#* Family Caviidae
- *#** Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, capybara
- *#* Family Cricetidae
- *#** Peromyscus leucopus, white-footed mouse
- *#* Family Muridae
- *#** Mastomys coucha, Southern multimammate mouse
- *#** Mus musculus Strain: C57BL/6J, mouse
- *#** Rattus norvegicus, rat
- *# Order Lagomorpha
- *#* Family Leporidae
- *#** Oryctolagus cuniculus, European rabbit
Protostomia
Insects
- Order Blattodea
- * Blattella germanica, German cockroach
- * Periplaneta americana, American cockroach
- * Zootermopsis nevadensis, a dampwood termite
- * Macrotermes natalensis, a higher termite
- * Aquatica lateralis, Japanese aquatic firefly "Heike-botaru"
- * Photinus pyralis, Big Dipper firefly
- * Protaetia brevitarsis, White-spotted flower chafer
- * Tribolium castaneum Strain:GA-2, beetle
- Order Diptera
- * Family Calliphoridae
- ** Aldrichina grahami, Forensic blowfly
- * Family Chironomidae
- ** Dasypogon diadema, Hunting Robber fly
- ** Parochlus steinend, Antarctic winged midge
- ** Proctacanthus coquilletti, Assassin fly
- * Family Culicidae
- ** Aedes aegypti Strain:LVPib12, mosquito
- ** Aedes albopictus
- ** Anopheles darlingi
- ** Anopheles gambiae Strain: PEST, mosquito
- ** Anopheles gambiae Strain: M, mosquito
- ** Anopheles gambiae Strain: S, mosquito )
- ** Anopheles sinensis, mosquito,
- ** Anopheles stephensii
- ** Anopheles arabiensis
- ** Anopheles quadriannulatus
- ** Anopheles merus
- ** Anopheles melas
- ** Anopheles christyi
- ** Anopheles epiroticus
- ** Anopheles maculatus
- ** Anopheles culicifacies
- ** Anopheles minimus
- ** Anopheles funestus 2019
- ** Anopheles dirus
- ** Anopheles farauti
- ** Anopheles atroparvus
- ** Anopheles sinensis
- ** Anopheles albimanus
- ** Culex quinquefasciatus, mosquito
- * Family Drosophilidae
- ** Drosophila albomicans, fruit fly
- ** Drosophila ananassae, fruit fly
- ** Drosophila biarmipes, fruit fly
- ** Drosophila bipectinata, fruit fly
- ** Drosophila erecta, fruit fly
- ** Drosophila elegans, fruit fly
- ** Drosophila eugracilis, fruit fly
- ** Drosophila ficusphila, fruit fly
- ** Drosophila grimshawi, fruit fly
- ** Drosophila kikkawai, fruit fly
- ** Drosophila melanogaster, fruit fly
- ** Drosophila mojavensis, fruit fly
- ** Drosophila neotestacea, fruit fly
- ** Drosophila persimilis, fruit fly
- ** Drosophila pseudoobscura, fruit fly
- ** Drosophila rhopaloa, fruit fly
- ** Drosophila santomea, fruit fly
- ** Drosophila sechellia, fruit fly
- ** Drosophila simulans, fruit fly
- ** Drosophila takahashi, fruit fly
- ** Drosophila virilis, fruit fly
- ** Drosophila willistoni, fruit fly
- ** Drosophila yakuba, fruit fly
- * Family Phoridae
- ** Megaselia abdita, scuttle fly
- * Family Psychodidae
- ** Clogmia albipunctata, moth midge
- * Family Sarcophagidae
- ** Sarcophaga Bullata, Flesh fly
- * Family Syrphidae
- ** Episyrphus balteatus, hoverfly
- Order Hemiptera
- * Acyrthosiphon pisum, aphid
- * Ericerus pela, Chinese wax scale insect
- * Laodelphax striatellus, small brown planthopper
- * Lycorma delicatula, spotted lanternfly
- * Rhodnius prolixus, kissing-bug
- * Rhopalosiphum maidis, Corn leaf aphid
- * Sitobion miscanthi, Indian grain aphid
- * Triatoma rubrofasciata, assassin bug
- Order Hymenoptera
- * Acromyrmex echinatior colony Ae372, ant
- * Apis mellifera, bee,
- * Atta cephalotes, ant
- * Camponotus floridanus, ant
- * Cerapachys biroi, ant
- * Harpegnathos saltator, ant
- * Lasius niger, ant
- * Linepithema humile, ant
- * Nasonia giraulti, wasp
- * Nasonia longicornis, wasp
- * Nasonia vitripennis, wasp
- * Nomia Melanderi, Alkali bee
- * Pogonomyrmex barbatus, ant
- * Solenopsis invicta, ant
- Order Lepidoptera
- * Antharaea yamamai, Japanese oak silk moth
- * Bicyclus anynana, squinting bush brown
- * Bombyx mori Strain:p50T, moth
- * Cydia pomonella, codling moth
- * Danaus plexippus, butterfly
- * Heliconius melpomene, butterfly
- * Melitaea cinxia, Glanville fritillary butterfly
- * Megathymus ursus violae, bear giant skipper butterfly
- * Papilio bianor, Chinese peacock butterfly
- * Pieris rapae, small cabbage white butterfly
- * Plutella xylostella, moth
- * Spodoptera frugiperda, Fall armyworm
- * Eudocima phalonia, fruit-piercing moth
- Order Orthoptera
- * Locusta migratoria, migratory locust
- Order Phthiraptera
- * Pediculus humanus, louse
- Order Trichoptera
- * Stenopsyche tienmushanensi''s, Caddisfly
Crustaceans
- Acartia tonsa dana, cosmopolitan calanoid copepod
- Daphnia pulex, water flea
- Eulimnadia Texana, Clam Shrimp
- Neocaridina denticulata, shrimp
- Parhyale hawaiensis, amphipod
- Portunus trituberculatus, swimming crab
- Procambarus virginalis, marbled crayfish
- Tigriopus kingsejongensis, antarctic-endemic copepod
Chelicerates
- Limulus polyphemus, Atlantic horseshoe crab
- Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda, mangrove horseshoe crab
- Acanthoscurria geniculata, Brazilian whiteknee tarantula
- Dysdera silvatica, Canary Island nocturnal endemic woodlouse spider
- Ixodes scapularis,
- Mesobuthus martensii, Chinese scorpion
- Nephila clavipes,
- Parasteatoda tepidariorum,
- Stegodyphus mimosarum, African social velvet spider
- Tetranychus urticae, spider mite
- Tropilaelaps mercedesae,
Myriapoda
- Strigamia maritima, centipede
Tardigrades
- Hypsibius dujardini, water bear
Molluscs
- Achatina fulica, giant African snail
- Architeuthis dux, giant squid
- Argopecten purpuratus, peruvian scallop
- Bathymodiolus platifrons, seep mussel
- Chlamys farreri, Zhikong scallop
- Crassostrea gigas, Pacific oyster
- Dreissena rostriformis, Quagga mussel
- Euprymna scolopes, Hawaiian bobtail squid
- Elysia chlorotica, a solar-powered sea slug
- Haliotis discus hannai, pacific abalone
- Lottia gigantea, owl limpet
- Limnoperna fortunei, invasive golden mussel
- Modiolus philippinarum, shallow water mussel
- Mytilus galloprovincialis, Mediterranean mussel
- Octopus bimaculoides, California two-spot octopus
- Octopus minor, common long-arm octopus
- Patinopecten yessoensis, Yesso scallop
- Pecten maximus, Great scallop
- Pinctada fucata, Pearl oyster
- Pomacea canaliculata, golden apple snail
- Ruditapes philippinarum, Manila clam
- Saccostrea glomerata, Sydney rock oyster
- Scapharca broughtonii, Blood clam
- Venustaconcha ellipsiformis'', freshwater mussel
Platyhelminthes
- Clonorchis sinensis, liver fluke
- Echinococcus granulosus, tapeworm
- Echinococcus multilocularis, tapeworm
- Hymenolepis microstoma, tapeworm
- Limnoperna fortunei, golden musse
l - Schistosoma haematobium, schistosome
- Schistosoma japonicum, schistosome
- Schistosoma mansoni, schistosome
- Schmidtea mediterranea, planarian
- Taenia solium, tapeworm
Nematodes
- Ancylostoma ceylanicum, zoonotic hookworm infecting both humans and other mammals
- Ascaris suum, pig-infecting giant roundworm, closely related to human-infecting giant roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides
- Brugia malayi, human-infecting filarial parasite
- Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, infects pine trees
- Caenorhabditis angaria
- Caenorhabditis brenneri, a gonochoristic species more closely related to C. briggsae than C. elegans
- Caenorhabditis briggsae
- Caenorhabditis elegans, model organism
- Caenorhabditis remanei, a gonochoristic species more closely related to C. briggsae than C. elegans
- Dirofilaria immitis, dog-infecting filarial parasite
- Globodera pallida, plant pathogen
- Haemonchus contortus, blood-feeding parasite infecting sheep and goats
- Heterodera glycines, soybean cyst nematode
- Heterorhabditis bacteriophora,
- Loa loa, human-infecting filarial parasite
- Meloidogyne hapla, northern root-knot nematode
- Meloidogyne incognita, southern root-knot nematode
- Necator americanus, human-infecting hookworm
- Onchocerca volvulus, human-infecting filarial parasite
- Pristionchus pacificus, model invertebrate
- Romanomermis culicivorax, entomopathogenic nematode that invades larvae of various mosquito species
- Schistosoma haematobium, urinary blood fluke infecting humans
- Trichuris suis, pig-infecting whipworm
- Trichuris muris, mouse-infecting whipworm
- Trichuris trichiura, human-infecting whipworm
- Wuchereria bancrofti, human-infecting filarial parasite
Annelids
- Capitella teleta, polychaete
- Helobdella robusta, leech
- Eisenia fetida, earthworm
Brachiopoda
- Lingula anatina, brachiopod
Rotifera
- Adineta vaga, rotifer