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
ENSQHTP00000021382.1TUBULIN POLYGLUTAMYLASE
ENSQHTP00000021383.1LEUCINE-RICH REPEAT, ISOFORM F-RELATED
ENSQHTP00000021384.1-
ENSQHTP00000021385.1AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER
ENSQHTP00000021386.1-
ENSQHTP00000021387.1METHYLTHIOADENOSINE/PURINE NUCLEOSIDE PHOSPHORYLASE
ENSQHTP00000021388.1-
ENSQHTP00000021389.1-
ENSQHTP00000021390.1-
ENSQHTP00000021391.1-
ENSQHTP00000021392.1FMRFAMIDE RECEPTOR-RELATED
ENSQHTP00000021393.1ALANYL-TRNA SYNTHETASE
ENSQHTP00000021394.1-
ENSQHTP00000021395.1-
ENSQHTP00000021396.1TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CHANNEL 4-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN TCPC4AP
ENSQHTP00000021397.1METHYLTHIOADENOSINE/PURINE NUCLEOSIDE PHOSPHORYLASE
ENSQHTP00000021398.1AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER
ENSQHTP00000021399.1FMRFAMIDE RECEPTOR-RELATED
ENSQHTP00000021400.1COILED-COIL DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 87
ENSQHTP00000021401.1LEUCINE-RICH REPEAT, ISOFORM F-RELATED
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