15/10/2026
# The following genomes now have GCA accession numbers. We renamed the directories for the following species
> Suncus_etruscus__White-toothed_pygmy_shrew__HLsunEtr2
< Suncus_etruscus__White-toothed_pygmy_shrew__HLsunEtr2__GCA_061549455.1
> Eonycteris_spelaea__lesser_dawn_bat__HLeonSpe2A
< Eonycteris_spelaea__lesser_dawn_bat__HLeonSpe2A__GCA_062009622.1


15/09/2026
# The following genomes from Osipova et al. 2026 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adt1522 
# now have GCA accession numbers. We renamed the directories for the following species
< Acanthiza_pusilla__brown_thornbill__HLacaPus1__GCA_041053275.1
> Acanthiza_pusilla__brown_thornbill__HLacaPus1
< Florisuga_fusca__black_jacobin__HLfloFus1__GCA_038090715.1
> Florisuga_fusca__black_jacobin__HLfloFus1
< Furnarius_rufus__Rufous_hornero__HLfurRuf1__GCA_041053205.1
> Furnarius_rufus__Rufous_hornero__HLfurRuf1
< Loriculus_galgulus__blue-crowned_hanging_parrot__HLlorGal1__GCA_046563285.1
> Loriculus_galgulus__blue-crowned_hanging_parrot__HLlorGal1
< Phylidonyris_novaehollandiae__New_Holland_honeyeater__HLphyNov1__GCA_041053245.1
> Phylidonyris_novaehollandiae__New_Holland_honeyeater__HLphyNov1
< Ptilotula_penicillata__White-plumed_honeyeater__HLlicPen1__GCA_046563585.1
> Ptilotula_penicillata__White-plumed_honeyeater__HLlicPen1
< Trichoglossus_moluccanus__rainbow_lorikeet__HLtriMol2__GCA_041053225.1
> Trichoglossus_moluccanus__rainbow_lorikeet__HLtriMol2



09/09/2026
We removed this 
     Podocnemis_unifilis__Yellow-spotted_Amazon_River_turtle__HLpodUnif2__GCA_050000005.1	Podocnemis unifilis	Yellow-spotted Amazon River turtle	yellow-headed sideneck turtle	227871	Sauropsida; Sauria; Archelosauria; Testudinata; Testudines; Pleurodira; Podocnemididae; Podocnemis	HLpodUnif2	GCA_050000005.1	NCBI	rPodUni1.pri	Chromosome	2025-04-29	Vertebrate Genomes Project	63372439	118569001	NULL	NULL	NULL

assembly, because the genome sequence underlying GCA_050000005.1 belonged to a different species (mistake by the genome uploader), and this GCA_050000005.1 has been removed from NCBI.

Please use HLpodUni1 instead, which is the reference assembly of the yellow-headed sideneck turtle.