Note that the resources available for each genome vary, depending on the quality of the genome assembly.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Species	Order	Family	Project	Accession	Genome assembly quality	Sequencing method	Best assembly for the species	WoRMS link	GoaT link	GBIF taxonKey
Best genome assembly for the species Agarum clathratum	Laminariales	Agaraceae	Nelson et al., 2024 Molecular Plant	PRJNA924561		Illumina	True	157207	105404	2661536
Best genome assembly for the species Alaria esculenta	Laminariales	Alariaceae	Bringloe et al., 2022 Molecular Ecology	PRJNA675898		Undetermined	True	145716	2889	5422592
Best genome assembly for the species Alethocladus corymbosus	Sphacelariales	Stypocaulaceae	Nelson et al., 2024 Molecular Plant	PRJNA924561		Illumina	True	Not available	116063	3200777
Best genome assembly for the species Ascophyllum nodosum Male	Fucales	Fucaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina, Nanopore	True	145541	52969	3196524
Best genome assembly for the species Ascoseira mirabilis	Ascoseirales	Ascoseiraceae	Nelson et al., 2024 Molecular Plant	PRJNA924561		Illumina	True	325432	76830	Not available
Best genome assembly for the species Bodanella lauterbornii	Sphacelariales	Lithodermataceae	Nelson et al., 2024 Molecular Plant	PRJNA924561		Illumina	True	Not available	246119	Not available
Best genome assembly for the species Botrytella micromora	Ectocarpales	Chordariaceae	Nelson et al., 2024 Molecular Plant	PRJNA924561		Illumina	True	145484	86904	3198845
Best genome assembly for the species Botrytella uvaeformis	Ectocarpales	Chordariaceae	Nelson et al., 2024 Molecular Plant	PRJNA924561		Illumina	True	500194	Not available	3198851
Best genome assembly for the species Canistrocarpus cervicornis	Dictyotales	Dictyotaceae	Nelson et al., 2024 Molecular Plant	PRJNA924561		Illumina	True	377141	499615	4377177
Best genome assembly for the species Carpomitra costata	Sporochnales	Sporochnaceae	Nelson et al., 2024 Molecular Plant	PRJNA924561		Illumina	True	145910	66794	3196229
Best genome assembly for the species Chordaria linearis Monoicous	Ectocarpales	Chordariaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina, Nanopore	True	325486	64904	Not available
Best genome assembly for the species Choristocarpus tenellus	Discosporangiales	Choristocarpaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina, Nanopore	True	145887	116065	3198071
Best genome assembly for the species Chrysoparadoxa australica	Chrysoparadoxales	Chrysoparadoxaceae	Wetherbee et al., 2018 Journal of Phycology	PRJEB76691		Illumina	True	1359032	2498842	10092953
Best genome assembly for the species Cladosiphon okamuranus	Ectocarpales	Chordariaceae	Nishitsuji et al 2016 DNA Research, Nishitsuji et al 2020 BMC Genomics	PRJDB9346		Illumina MatePE	True	371901	309737	3198562
Best genome assembly for the species Desmarestia aculeata	Desmarestiales	Desmarestiaceae	Nelson et al., 2024 Molecular Plant	PRJNA924561		Illumina	True	145307	62298	5423373
Best genome assembly for the species Desmarestia anceps	Desmarestiales	Desmarestiaceae	Nelson et al., 2024 Molecular Plant	PRJNA924561		Illumina	True	325496	62299	Not available
Desmarestia dudresnayi Monoicous v2	Desmarestiales	Desmarestiaceae	Barrera-Redondo et al., 2025 Nature Ecology & Evolution	PRJNA1059008		Undetermined	False	295864	99931	5730473
Best genome assembly for the species Desmarestia dudresnayi Monoicous	Desmarestiales	Desmarestiaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina	True	295864	99931	5730473
Desmarestia herbacea Male v2	Desmarestiales	Desmarestiaceae	Barrera-Redondo et al., 2025 Nature Ecology & Evolution	PRJNA1059008		Undetermined	False	239201	1205903	5423326
Desmarestia herbacea Female	Desmarestiales	Desmarestiaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina, Nanopore	False	239201	1205903	5423326
Best genome assembly for the species Desmarestia herbacea Male	Desmarestiales	Desmarestiaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina, Nanopore	True	239201	1205903	5423326
Dictyota dichotoma Male	Dictyotales	Dictyotaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina, Nanopore	False	145367	2876	5423480
Best genome assembly for the species Dictyota dichotoma Male v2	Dictyotales	Dictyotaceae	Barrera-Redondo et al., 2025 Nature Ecology & Evolution	PRJNA1059008		Illumina, Nanopore, Hi-C	True	145367	2876	5423480
Best genome assembly for the species Dictyota falklandica	Dictyotales	Dictyotaceae	Nelson et al., 2024 Molecular Plant	PRJNA924561		Illumina	True	1804479	2607331	Not available
Best genome assembly for the species Discosporangium mesarthrocarpum	Discosporangiales	Discosporangiaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina	True	145886	376270	3198076
Best genome assembly for the species Ectocarpoides piscinalis			Nelson et al., 2024 Molecular Plant	PRJNA924561		Illumina	True	Not available	2873786	Not available
Ectocarpus crouaniorum Female	Ectocarpales	Ectocarpaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina	False	496828	690460	3199545
Ectocarpus crouaniorum Male	Ectocarpales	Ectocarpaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina, Nanopore	False	496828	690460	3199545
Best genome assembly for the species Ectocarpus crouaniorum Male v2	Ectocarpales	Ectocarpaceae	Barrera-Redondo et al., 2025 Nature Ecology & Evolution	PRJNA1059008		Illumina, Nanopore, Hi-C	True	496828	690460	3199545
Ectocarpus fasciculatus Female	Ectocarpales	Ectocarpaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina	False	145404	43935	3199608
Best genome assembly for the species Ectocarpus fasciculatus Male	Ectocarpales	Ectocarpaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina, Nanopore	True	145404	43935	3199608
Ectocarpus fasciculatus	Ectocarpales	Ectocarpaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina	False	Not available	43935	3199608
Ectocarpus fasciculatus	Ectocarpales	Ectocarpaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina	False	Not available	43935	3199608
Ectocarpus siliculosus Female	Ectocarpales	Ectocarpaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina	False	145410	2880	3199521
Best genome assembly for the species Ectocarpus siliculosus Male	Ectocarpales	Ectocarpaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina, Nanopore	True	145410	2880	3199521
Best genome assembly for the species Ectocarpus sp.	Ectocarpales	Ectocarpaceae	Nelson et al., 2024 Molecular Plant	PRJNA924561		Illumina	True	Not available	Not available	Not available
Best genome assembly for the species Ectocarpus species1 Male	Ectocarpales	Ectocarpaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina	True	Not available	1535357	Not available
Ectocarpus species1 Male	Ectocarpales	Ectocarpaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina	False	Not available	1535360	Not available
Ectocarpus species1 Female	Ectocarpales	Ectocarpaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina	False	Not available	1535357	Not available
Ectocarpus species12 Female	Ectocarpales	Ectocarpaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina	False	Not available	1535356	Not available
Best genome assembly for the species Ectocarpus species12	Ectocarpales	Ectocarpaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina	True	Not available	1535356	Not available
Best genome assembly for the species Ectocarpus species13	Ectocarpales	Ectocarpaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina	True	Not available	1904779	Not available
Best genome assembly for the species Ectocarpus species2 Male	Ectocarpales	Ectocarpaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina	True	Not available	1535358	Not available
Best genome assembly for the species Ectocarpus species3 Female	Ectocarpales	Ectocarpaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina	True	Not available	1535359	Not available
Ectocarpus species3 Male	Ectocarpales	Ectocarpaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina	False	Not available	1535359	Not available
Ectocarpus species5 Male	Ectocarpales	Ectocarpaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina	False	Not available	1535361	Not available
Best genome assembly for the species Ectocarpus species5 Female	Ectocarpales	Ectocarpaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina	True	Not available	1535361	Not available
Best genome assembly for the species Ectocarpus species6	Ectocarpales	Ectocarpaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina, Nanopore	True	Not available	1535362	Not available
Best genome assembly for the species Ectocarpus species7 Male_plus_femaleSDR	Ectocarpales	Ectocarpaceae	Cock et al., 2010 Nature, Cormier et al., 2016 New Phytologist	PRJEB76691		Sanger	True	Not available	74372	Not available
Best genome assembly for the species Ectocarpus species8	Ectocarpales	Ectocarpaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina	True	Not available	1535364	Not available
Best genome assembly for the species Ectocarpus species9 Female	Ectocarpales	Ectocarpaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina	True	Not available	1535365	Not available
Best genome assembly for the species Ectocarpus subulatus v3	Ectocarpales	Ectocarpaceae	Barrera-Redondo et al., 2025 Nature Ecology & Evolution	PRJNA1059008		Illumina MatePE, Hi-C	True	502074	1535423	3199537
Ectocarpus subulatus Male	Ectocarpales	Ectocarpaceae	Dittami et al., 2020 Marine Genomics	PRJEB76691		Illumina MatePE	False	502074	1535423	3199537
Best genome assembly for the species Elachista antarctica	Ectocarpales	Chordariaceae	Nelson et al., 2024 Molecular Plant	PRJNA924561		Illumina	True	325500	190703	Not available
Best genome assembly for the species Feldmannia mitchelliae Monoicous	Ectocarpales	Acinetosporaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina	True	699648	1964287	7907318
Best genome assembly for the species Fucus distichus Monoicous	Fucales	Fucaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina	True	145544	3012	3196454
Fucus serratus Male v2	Fucales	Fucaceae	Barrera-Redondo et al., 2025 Nature Ecology & Evolution	PRJNA1059008		Illumina, PacBio, genetic-map-based pseudochromosomes	False	145546	87148	3196437
Best genome assembly for the species Fucus serratus Male	Fucales	Fucaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina, Nanopore	True	145546	87148	3196437
Best genome assembly for the species Halopteris paniculata Monoicous	Sphacelariales	Stypocaulaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina	True	496299	588760	8908390
Hapterophycus canaliculatus Female	Ectocarpales	Scytosiphonaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina	False	496081	2567908	3198012
Best genome assembly for the species Hapterophycus canaliculatus Male	Ectocarpales	Scytosiphonaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina	True	496081	2567908	3198012
Best genome assembly for the species Heribaudiella fluviatilis	Sphacelariales	Lithodermataceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina	True	Not available	246117	3199415
Best genome assembly for the species Heterosigma akashiwo	Raphidomonadales	Chattonellales	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina, Nanopore	True	160585	2829	3194420
Best genome assembly for the species Himanthalia elongata Dioecious	Fucales	Himanthaliaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina	True	160585	74478	3197836
Best genome assembly for the species Himantothallus grandifolius	Desmarestiales	Desmarestiaceae	Nelson et al., 2024 Molecular Plant	PRJNA924561		Illumina	True	325517	62318	3200000
Best genome assembly for the species Hincksia hincksiae	Ectocarpales	Acinetosporaceae	Nelson et al., 2024 Molecular Plant	PRJNA924561		Illumina	True	145435	133510	5423288
Best genome assembly for the species Hincksia sandriana	Ectocarpales	Acinetosporaceae	Nelson et al., 2024 Molecular Plant	PRJNA924561		Illumina	True	145440	1630631	5423286
Best genome assembly for the species Laminaria digitata Male	Laminariales	Laminariaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina, Nanopore	True	145724	80365	5422479
Laminaria digitata	Laminariales	Laminariaceae	Nelson et al., 2024 Molecular Plant	PRJNA924561		Illumina	False	145724	80365	5422479
Best genome assembly for the species Laminariocolax aecidioides	Ectocarpales	Chordariaceae	Nelson et al., 2024 Molecular Plant	PRJNA924561		Illumina	True	162814	68331	3198612
Best genome assembly for the species Laminarionema elsbetiae	Ectocarpales	Chordariaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina	True	371106	64929	4377126
Laminarionema elsbetiae	Ectocarpales	Chordariaceae	Nelson et al., 2024 Molecular Plant	PRJNA924561		Illumina	False	371106	64929	4377126
Best genome assembly for the species Macrocystis pyrifera Female	Laminariales	Laminariaceae	Diesel et al., 2023 BMC Genomics	PRJNA926673		Undetermined	True	232231	35122	5422328
Macrocystis pyrifera	Laminariales	Laminariaceae	Nelson et al., 2024 Molecular Plant	PRJNA924561		Illumina	False	232231	35122	5422328
Macrocystis pyrifera Male	Laminariales	Laminariaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina	False	232231	35122	5422328
Best genome assembly for the species Microspongium alariae	Ectocarpales	Chordariaceae	Nelson et al., 2024 Molecular Plant	PRJNA924561		Illumina	True	376211	190704	3198325
Best genome assembly for the species Microzonia velutina	Syringodermatales	Syringodermataceae	Nelson et al., 2024 Molecular Plant	PRJNA924561		Illumina	True	373369	217211	3198147
Best genome assembly for the species Myriogloea chilensis	Ectocarpales	Chordariaceae	Nelson et al., 2024 Molecular Plant	PRJNA924561		Illumina	True	373653	Not available	Not available
Best genome assembly for the species Myriotrichia clavaeformis Female	Ectocarpales	Chordariaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina	True	145331	64930	3198352
Myriotrichia clavaeformis Male	Ectocarpales	Chordariaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina	False	145331	64930	3198352
Best genome assembly for the species Nereocystis luetkeana	Laminariales	Arthrothamnaceae	Alves-Lima et al., 2025 The Journal of Heredity	Not available		PacBio	True	240752	117523	4267628
Best genome assembly for the species Padina boergesenii	Dictyotales	Dictyotaceae	Nelson et al., 2024 Molecular Plant	PRJNA924561		Illumina	True	145382	381692	3200195
Best genome assembly for the species Pelvetia canaliculata Dioecious	Fucales	Fucaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina	True	145550	74467	3196499
Best genome assembly for the species Petalonia sp.	Ectocarpales	Scytosiphonaceae	Nelson et al., 2024 Molecular Plant	PRJNA924561		Illumina	True	Not available	Not available	Not available
Best genome assembly for the species Phaeosaccion multiseriatum	Phaeosacciales	Phaeosacciaceae	Mc Cartney et al., 2024 npj Biodiversity	PRJEB78549		Illumina, Nanopore, Hi-C	True	601211	2797544	Not available
Best genome assembly for the species Phaeothamnion wetherbeei	Phaeothamniales	Phaeothamniaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina, Nanopore	True	Not available	77034	Not available
Best genome assembly for the species Pleurocladia lacustris	Ectocarpales	Ectocarpaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina, Nanopore	True	145458	246121	3198767
Best genome assembly for the species Polycladia myrica	Fucales	Sargassaceae	Nelson et al., 2024 Molecular Plant	PRJNA924561		Illumina	True	624315	590108	8159857
Best genome assembly for the species Porterinema fluviatile	Ectocarpales	Chordariaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina, Nanopore	True	146282	246123	3199672
Best genome assembly for the species Pylaiella littoralis	Ectocarpales	Acinetosporaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina, Nanopore	True	146282	2885	3199757
Pylaiella littoralis	Ectocarpales	Acinetosporaceae	Nelson et al., 2024 Molecular Plant	PRJNA924561		Illumina	False	146282	2885	3199757
Best genome assembly for the species Saccharina japonica	Laminariales	Arthrothamnaceae	Ye et la 2015 Nature Communication	JXRI00000000		Illumina MatePE, PacBio	True	377084	88149	4377197
Saccharina latissima Female	Laminariales	Arthrothamnaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina, PacBio	False	234483	309358	4377207
Saccharina latissima	Laminariales	Arthrothamnaceae	Nelson et al., 2024 Molecular Plant	PRJNA924561		Illumina	False	234483	309358	4377207
Best genome assembly for the species Saccharina latissima Female v2	Laminariales	Arthrothamnaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	Not available		Illumina, PacBio, genetic-map-based pseudochromosomes	True	234483	309358	4377207
Best genome assembly for the species Saccorhiza dermatodea Monoicous	Tilopteridales	Phyllariaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina	True	145734	66620	8703880
Saccorhiza polyschides Female	Tilopteridales	Phyllariaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina	False	145735	45365	5422611
Best genome assembly for the species Saccorhiza polyschides Male	Tilopteridales	Phyllariaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina	True	145735	45365	5422611
Best genome assembly for the species Sargassum angustifolium	Fucales	Sargassaceae	Nelson et al., 2024 Molecular Plant	PRJNA924561		Illumina	True	494844	Not available	Not available
Sargassum fusiforme	Fucales	Sargassaceae	Wang et al., 2020 Frontiers in Genetics	Not available		Illumina PE, PacBio	False	494972	590727	3196917
Best genome assembly for the species Sargassum fusiforme	Fucales	Sargassaceae	Kim et al., 2025 Genome Biology and Evolution	PRJNA1184803		Undetermined	True	494972	590727	3196917
Best genome assembly for the species Sargassum latifolium	Fucales	Sargassaceae	Nelson et al., 2024 Molecular Plant	PRJNA924561		Illumina	True	Not available	Not available	Not available
Best genome assembly for the species Sargassum thunbergii	Fucales	Sargassaceae	Kim et al., 2025 Genome Biology and Evolution	PRJNA1185288		Undetermined	True	240752	127542	3196939
Best genome assembly for the species Schizocladia ischiensis	Schizocladiales	Schizocladiaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina, Nanopore	True	395992	196139	Not available
Scytosiphon promiscuus Male v2	Ectocarpales	Scytosiphonaceae	Barrera-Redondo et al., 2025 Nature Ecology & Evolution	PRJNA1059008		Illumina, Nanopore, Hi-C	False	1356524	1403536	12172656
Best genome assembly for the species Scytosiphon promiscuus Male	Ectocarpales	Scytosiphonaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina, Nanopore	True	1356524	1403536	12172656
Scytosiphon promiscuus Female	Ectocarpales	Scytosiphonaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina	False	1356524	1403536	12172656
Scytosiphon promiscuus	Ectocarpales	Scytosiphonaceae	Nelson et al., 2024 Molecular Plant	PRJNA924561		Illumina	False	1356524	1403536	12172656
Best genome assembly for the species Scytothamnus fasciculatus	Scytothamnales	Splachnidiaceae	Nelson et al., 2024 Molecular Plant	PRJNA924561		Illumina	True	325567	64934	3200842
Best genome assembly for the species Sphacelaria divaricata	Sphacelariales	Sphacelariaceae	Nelson et al., 2024 Molecular Plant	PRJNA924561		Illumina	True	372371	117517	3200668
Best genome assembly for the species Sphacelaria rigidula Female	Sphacelariales	Sphacelariaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina	True	145902	117516	3200710
Sphacelaria rigidula	Sphacelariales	Sphacelariaceae	Nelson et al., 2024 Molecular Plant	PRJNA924561		Illumina	False	145902	117516	3200710
Best genome assembly for the species Sphacelaria sp.	Sphacelariales	Sphacelariaceae	Nelson et al., 2024 Molecular Plant	PRJNA924561		Illumina	True	Not available	Not available	Not available
Sphaerotrichia firma Male	Ectocarpales	Chordariaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina	False	374066	2841634	3199115
Best genome assembly for the species Sphaerotrichia firma Female	Ectocarpales	Chordariaceae	Denoeud et al., 2024 Cell	PRJEB76691		Illumina	True	374066	2841634	3199115
Best genome assembly for the species Stictyosiphon soriferus	Ectocarpales	Chordariaceae	Nelson et al., 2024 Molecular Plant	PRJNA924561		Illumina	True	145354	86908	3199197
Best genome assembly for the species Stictyosiphon tortilis	Ectocarpales	Chordariaceae	Nelson et al., 2024 Molecular Plant	PRJNA924561		Illumina	True	145355	1240997	3199185
Best genome assembly for the species Tribonema minus	Tribonematales	Tribonemataceae	Mahan et al., 2021 Microbiology Resource Announcements	PRJNA692219		PacBio + illumina	True	610084	303371	3200882
Best genome assembly for the species Undaria pinnatifida	Laminariales	Alariaceae	Graf et al 2021 Nature Ecology & Evolution	PRJNA646283		Illumina, PacBio, genetic-map-based pseudochromosomes	True	145721	74381	5422556