About Bathymodiolus brooksi

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.

Classification

Animalia (Kingdom); Mollusca (Phylum); Bivalvia (Class); Autobranchia (Subclass); Pteriomorphia (Infraclass); Mytilida (Order); Mytiloidea (Superfamily); Modiolidae (Family); Bathymodiolinae (Subfamily); Bathymodiolus (Genus); Bathymodiolus brooksi (Species)

Original Name

Bathymodiolus brooksi Gustafson, R. D. Turner, Lutz & Vrijenhoek, 1998

Key Reference Paper

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)


Basic Information
SpeciesPhylumCommon NameEcosystemDepthHabitatNCBI Taxonomy ID
Bathymodiolus brooksiMollusca-Hydrothermal vent1,073-3,314cold seep location GC853 at the northern Gulf of Mexico (28.1237, −89.1404)206348

Genome Assembly Information
Genome AssemblyGenome SizeAssembly levelReleased yearWGS accessionSubmitterBioProjectBUSCO completeness (%)Scaffold/Contig N50 (kb)GC content (%)Repeat Rate (%)Gene Number
xbBatBroo1.12 GbChromosome2023CAVMGF01WELLCOME SANGER INSTITUTEPRJEB7045294.00 130,400/2,90035-34,012

Gene Information

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Gene IDDescription
ENSQHTP00000021062.1UNCHARACTERIZED
ENSQHTP00000021063.1-
ENSQHTP00000021064.1-
ENSQHTP00000021065.1PATCHED-RELATED
ENSQHTP00000021066.1MATRIX PROTEIN, PUTATIVE-RELATED
ENSQHTP00000021067.1-
ENSQHTP00000021068.1-
ENSQHTP00000021069.1HOMEOBOX PROTEIN MSX
ENSQHTP00000021070.1SODIUM/CHLORIDE DEPENDENT TRANSPORTER
ENSQHTP00000021071.1CENTROSOMAL PROTEIN 2
ENSQHTP00000021072.1ZINC FINGER PROTEIN
ENSQHTP00000021073.1-
ENSQHTP00000021074.1-
ENSQHTP00000021075.1PATCHED-RELATED
ENSQHTP00000021076.1TELOMERASE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE
ENSQHTP00000021077.1-
ENSQHTP00000021078.1ZINC FINGER PROTEIN
ENSQHTP00000021079.1DET1 HOMOLOG DE-ETIOLATED-1 HOMOLOG
ENSQHTP00000021080.1LEUCINE ZIPPER-EF-HAND CONTAINING TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN
ENSQHTP00000021081.1-
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