Protists
Following are the six earliest sequenced genomes of protists. For a more complete list, see the List of sequenced protist genomes.
| Organism | Type | Relevance | Genome size | Number of genes predicted | Organization | Year of completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guillardia theta | Cryptomonad | Model organism | 0.551 Mb (nucleomorph genome only) |
465, 513, 598 (UniProt) | Canadian Institute of Advanced Research, Philipps-University Marburg and the University of British Columbia | 2001 |
| Plasmodium falciparum |
Apicomplexan | Human pathogen (malaria) | 22.9 Mb | 5,268 | Malaria Genome Project Consortium | 2002 |
| Plasmodium yoelii yoelii |
Apicomplexan | Rodent pathogen (malaria) | 23.1 Mb | 5,878 | TIGR and NMRC | 2002 |
| Cryptosporidium hominis |
Apicomplexan | Human pathogen | 10.4 Mb | 3,994 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 2004 |
| Cryptosporidium parvum |
Apicomplexan | Human pathogen | 16.5 Mb | 3,807 | UCSF and University of Minnesota | 2004 |
| Thalassiosira pseudonana |
Diatom | Model organism | 34.5 Mb | 11,242 | Joint Genome Institute and the University of Washington | 2004 |
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