The Termite Mitogenome Database

This database is maintained by the Evolutionary Genomics Unit at OIST.

The purpose of this database is the centralization of termite mitogenome data and assignation of unique identification codes. This will ensure a long-term (re-)usability of all published data.

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A/ Referenced contributions

Listed contributions to the Database.

Version	Date	Number of samples	Reference
#1	18 May 2026	2800	Hellemans et al. CurrBiol

How to cite

Database

• Hellemans S., Wang M., Jouault C., Rocha M.M., Battilana J., Carrijo T.F., Legendre F., Condamine F.L., Roisin Y., Cancello E.M., Scheffrahn R.H., Bourguignon T. 2026. Termites became the dominant decomposers of the tropics after two diversification pulses. Current Biology 36: 2537-2550. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2026.04.008