Acropora millepora is a model organism for coral biology, widely used in studies of bleaching physiology, gene expression, and host-symbiont interactions, with well-studied populations on the Great Barrier Reef. It was among the first Acropora to have its genome fully sequenced and annotated (2019), revealing extensive gene families associated with immunity, calcification, and thermal stress response. The species exhibits differential bleaching susceptibility among genotypes, making it central to identifying genetic determinants of thermal tolerance. It is classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN.
| Class | Species | NCBI Taxonomy ID | Assembly Level | GenBank Assembly | Assembly Name | Genome Size (Mb) | WGS Accession | Submitter | BioProject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hexacorallia | Acropora millepora | 45264 | Chromosome | GCF_013753865.1 | Amil_v2.1 | 453.36 | JACAWQ01 | Columbia | PRJNA633778 |
| Chromosome Number | Scaffold Number | Contig Number | Protein Number | Protein-Coding Gene Number | Contig N50 | Scaffold N50 | GC content (%) | BUSCO completeness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 854 | 1251 | 42775 | 30136 | 1091365 | 19840543 | 39 | C:98.8%[S:94.2%,D:4.5%],F:0.2%,M:1.0% |
| Title | Journal | Pubmed ID |
|---|---|---|
| Population genetics of the coral Acropora millepora: Toward genomic prediction of bleaching | Science | 32675347 |
