Bathymodiolus brooksi is a species of deep-sea mussel in the family Mytilidae, commonly found in sulfide- and methane-rich hydrocarbon seeps in the Gulf of Mexico. This species harbors symbiotic bacteria in its gills, which enable it to thrive in extreme environments by oxidizing methane or hydrogen sulfide to produce organic compounds. Bathymodiolus brooksi plays a crucial role in deep-sea ecosystems by contributing to nutrient cycling and supporting diverse microbial and faunal communities.
Animalia (Kingdom); Mollusca (Phylum); Bivalvia (Class); Autobranchia (Subclass); Pteriomorphia (Infraclass); Mytilida (Order); Mytiloidea (Superfamily); Modiolidae (Family); Bathymodiolinae (Subfamily); Bathymodiolus (Genus); Bathymodiolus brooksi (Species)
Bathymodiolus brooksi Gustafson, R. D. Turner, Lutz & Vrijenhoek, 1998
1. Gustafson R G, Turner R D, Lutz R A, et al. A new genus and five new species of mussels (Bivalvia, Mytilidae) from deep-sea sulfide/hydrocarbon seeps in the Gulf of Mexico[J]. Malacologia, 1998, 40(1-2): 63-112. (Gustafson et al., 1998)
| Species | Phylum | Common Name | Ecosystem | Depth | Habitat | NCBI Taxonomy ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bathymodiolus brooksi | Mollusca | - | Hydrothermal vent | 1,073-3,314 | cold seep location GC853 at the northern Gulf of Mexico (28.1237, −89.1404) | 206348 |
| Genome Assembly | Genome Size | Assembly level | Released year | WGS accession | Submitter | BioProject | BUSCO completeness (%) | Scaffold/Contig N50 (kb) | GC content (%) | Repeat Rate (%) | Gene Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xbBatBroo1.1 | 2 Gb | Chromosome | 2023 | CAVMGF01 | WELLCOME SANGER INSTITUTE | PRJEB70452 | 94.00 | 130,400/2,900 | 35 | - | 34,012 |
| Gene ID | Description |
|---|---|
| ENSQHTP00000021022.1 | D-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE |
| ENSQHTP00000021023.1 | TRANSMEMBRANE SUPERFAMILY 6 MEMBER 1/2 |
| ENSQHTP00000021024.1 | MEMBRANE-SPANNING 4-DOMAINS SUBFAMILY A MS4A -RELATED |
| ENSQHTP00000021025.1 | - |
| ENSQHTP00000021026.1 | XANTHINE-URACIL / VITAMIN C PERMEASE FAMILY MEMBER |
| ENSQHTP00000021027.1 | D-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE |
| ENSQHTP00000021028.1 | MESENCHYME-SPECIFIC CELL SURFACE GLYCOPROTEIN |
| ENSQHTP00000021029.1 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| ENSQHTP00000021030.1 | PROTEASE FAMILY M14 CARBOXYPEPTIDASE A,B |
| ENSQHTP00000021031.1 | THYROID RECEPTOR INTERACTING PROTEIN RELATED |
| ENSQHTP00000021032.1 | FORKHEAD BOX PROTEIN |
| ENSQHTP00000021033.1 | TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION FACTOR TFIID SUBUNIT 4 |
| ENSQHTP00000021034.1 | - |
| ENSQHTP00000021035.1 | ADAMTS A DISINTEGRIN AND METALLOPROTEASE WITH THROMBOSPONDIN MOTIFS PROTEASE |
| ENSQHTP00000021036.1 | CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY FACTOR 1 SUBUNIT A CAF-1 SUBUNIT A |
| ENSQHTP00000021037.1 | D-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE |
| ENSQHTP00000021038.1 | SERINE/THREONINE-PROTEIN KINASE |
| ENSQHTP00000021039.1 | PROTEASE FAMILY M14 CARBOXYPEPTIDASE A,B |
| ENSQHTP00000021040.1 | TRNA (GUANINE-9-) METHYLTRANSFERASE |
| ENSQHTP00000021041.1 | THYROID RECEPTOR INTERACTING PROTEIN RELATED |
