Genetic Information Research Institute

08/31/2026

We published Repbase Reports 26(8).
This issue of RR publishes sequences from:

3 species of fish
Oryzias latipes (medaka)
Nothobranchius furzeri (turquoise killifish)
Aldrovandia affinis (Gilbert's halosaur)

4 species of arthropods
Carterocephalus palaemon (arctic skipper)
Apolygus lucorum (true bug)
Triatoma infestans (vinchuka)
Xya riparia (pygmy mole cricket)

1 species of mollusks
Steromphala cineraria (grey top shell)

1 species of echinoderms
Pisaster brevispinus (pink sea star)

1 species of cnidarians
Galaxea fascicularis (colonial stony coral)

1 species of sponges (Porifera)
Sycon ciliatum (calcareous sponge)

2 species of fungi
Pleurotus ostreatus (oyster mushroom)
Tuber borchii (white truffle)

2 species of protists
Naegleria clarki
Naegleria fowleri

The total number of repeat sequences published this month is 1037.

07/21/2026

We published Repbase Reports 26(7).
This issue of RR publishes sequences from:

2 species of fish
Oryzias latipes (medaka)
Sardina pilchardus(European pilchard)

5 species of arthropods
Zeuzera pyrina (leopard moth)
Limnephilus lunatus (caddisfly)
Rhagonycha fulva (common red soldier beetle)
Apolygus lucorum (true bug)
Dalbulus maidis (corn leafhopper)

1 species of annelids
Escarpia spicata (tubeworm)

1 species of cnidarians
Gorgonia ventalina (purple sea fan)

1 species of fungi
Cyathus striatus (fluted bird's nest)

The total number of repeat sequences published this month is 1030.

07/01/2026

A New Open Foundation for Transposable Element Research. GIRI will release Repbase under a CC0 public domain license and partner with Dfam to support an open, unified resource for the research community.

We are pleased to announce that Repbase, GIRI's foundational reference collection of eukaryotic transposable element consensus sequences, will be released under a CC0 public domain license as part of a broader effort to unify Repbase and Dfam into a fully open foundation for transposable element res...

07/01/2026

We published Repbase Reports 26(6).
This issue of RR publishes sequences from:

1 species of fish
Oryzias latipes (medaka)

5 species of arthropods
Zaprionus camerounensis (fruit fly)
Cantharis rustica (rustic sailor beetle)
Blaps rhynchoptera (darkling beetle)
Biphyllus lunatus (beetle)
Apolygus lucorum (true bug)

1 species of hemichordates
Ptychodera flava (acorn worm)

1 species of mollusks
Fragum sueziense (heart cockle)

2 species of cnidarians
Corallium rubrum (precious coral)
Rhopilema esculentum (flame jellyfish)

1 species of fungi
Cyathus striatus (fluted bird's nest)

1 species of land plants
Hordeum vulgare (domesticated barley)

The total number of repeat sequences published this month is 1007.

05/29/2026

We published Repbase Reports 26(5).
This issue of RR publishes sequences from:

2 species of fish
Oryzias latipes (medaka)
Sardina pilchardus (European pilchard)

8 species of arthropods
Zeuzera pyrina (leopard moth)
Stenopsyche tienmushanensis (caddisfly)
Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Colorado potato beetle)
Nebria salina (ground beetle)
Xanthostigma xanthostigma (snakefly)
Aspidiotus destructor (coconut scale)
Aspidiotus rigidus (false coconut scale)
Orthetrum coerulescens (keeled skimmer)

1 species of hemichordates
Ptychodera flava (acorn worm)

1 species of mollusks
Azorinus chamasolen (bivalve)

1 species of annelids
Arenicola marina (blow lugworm)

2 species of cnidarians
Cladopsammia gracilis (stony cup coral)
Dendronephthya gigantea (carnation coral)

1 species of fungi
Austropuccinia psidii (myrtle rust)

The total number of repeat sequences published this month is 950.

04/27/2026

We published Repbase Reports 26(4).
This issue of RR publishes sequences from:

2 species of fish
Oryzias latipes (medaka)
Neoarius graeffei (Australian shark catfish)

6 species of arthropods
Ypsolopha scabrella (wainscot hooktip)
Hypothenemus hampei (coffee berry borer)
Gnatocerus cornutus (broadhorned flour beetle)
Tenebrio molitor (yellow mealworm)
Neoaliturus tenellus (beet leafhopper)
Bacillus rossius (European stick insect)

1 species of hemichordates
Ptychodera flava (acorn worm)

2 species of mollusks
Gigantopelta aegis (snail)
Potamilus streckersoni (bivalve)

1 species of annelids
Flabesymbios commensalis

1 species of cnidarians
Cladopsammia gracilis (stony cup coral)

1 species of land plants
Hordeum vulgare (domesticated barley)

The total number of repeat sequences published this month is 947.

03/25/2026

We published Repbase Reports 26(3).
This issue of RR publishes sequences from:

2 species of fish
Oryzias latipes (medaka)
Anabarilius grahami (Kanglang fish)

5 species of arthropods
Ypsolopha scabrella (wainscot hooktip)
Ips typographus (European spruce bark beetle)
Liopterus haemorrhoidalis (diving beetle)
Sialis lutaria (common alderfly)
Xenopsylla cheopis (oriental rat flea)

1 species of hemichordates
Ptychodera flava (acorn worm)

3 species of mollusks
Dreissena rostriformis (quagga mussel)
Spisula subtruncata (cut trough shell)
Liolophura japonica (Japanese common chiton)

1 species of annelids
Alitta virens (king ragworm)

1 species of cnidarians
Cladopsammia gracilis (stony cup coral)

1 species of fungi
Rhizophagus irregularis

The total number of repeat sequences published this month is 895.

02/23/2026

We published Repbase Reports 26(2).
This issue of RR publishes sequences from:

3 species of fish
Oryzias latipes (medaka)
Poecilia reticulata (guppy)
Pungitius pungitius (nine-spined stickleback)

9 species of arthropods
Anopheles moucheti (mosquito)
Hyles vespertilio (bat hawkmoth)
Fabriciana adippe (high brown fritillary)
Propylea japonica (ladybug)
Brontispa longissima (coconut leaf beetle)
Oryctes rhinoceros (coconut rhinoceros beetle)
Malthinus flaveolus (soldier beetle)
Cardiocondyla obscurior (ant)
Forficula auricularia (European earwig)

1 species of hemichordates
Ptychodera flava (acorn worm)

2 species of echinoderms
Asterias rubens (European starfish)
Antedon bifida (rosy feather star)

1 species of cnidarians
Chrysaora quinquecirrha (Atlantic sea nettle)

1 species of land plants
Hordeum vulgare (domesticated barley)

The total number of repeat sequences published this month is 911.

02/23/2026

We published 2025 Year in review of Repbase. From 2017 onward, a short annual report will be presented at the beginning of each year. It includes the statistics of Repbase entries, the classification update, and the descriptions of focused genomes.

01/29/2026

We published Repbase Reports 26(1), the first issue of this year.
This issue of RR publishes sequences from:

2 species of fish
Oryzias latipes (medaka)
Pollachius pollachius (po***ck)

5 species of arthropods
Anopheles ziemanni (mosquito)
Hyles vespertilio (bat hawkmoth)
Propylea japonica (turtle vein lady beetle)
Stylops aterrimus (twisted-wing parasite, Strepsiptera)
Xenos peckii (twisted-wing parasite, Strepsiptera)

1 species of hemichordates
Ptychodera flava (acorn worm)

1 species of mollusks
Pteria penguin (penguin's wing oyster)

1 species of annelids
Hermodice carunculata (bearded fireworm)

1 species of cnidarians
Telmatactis stephensoni (sea anemone)

2 species of ctenophorans
Bolinopsis microptera (comb jelly)
Mnemiopsis leidyi (comb jelly)

1 species of fungi
Neocallimastix californiae (obligately anaerobic rumen fungus)

Various plants
Ipomoea batata (sweet potato) and relatives
Psidium guajava (guayaba/guava) and various plants in Myltales
Malvids (maples and related plants)
Rosa chinensis (Chinese rose)
Solanaceae (chili pepper, tomato and relatives)

The total number of repeat sequences published this month is 1109.