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
ENSQHTP00000022042.1N-ACETYLGALACTOSAMINYLTRANSFERASE
ENSQHTP00000022043.1UNCHARACTERIZED
ENSQHTP00000022044.1CLASP
ENSQHTP00000022045.1MATING RESPONSE PROTEIN POI2
ENSQHTP00000022046.1FORMIN HOMOLOGY 2 DOMAIN CONTAINING, ISOFORM I
ENSQHTP00000022047.1STABILIZER OF AXONEMAL MICROTUBULES 2
ENSQHTP00000022048.1-
ENSQHTP00000022049.1-
ENSQHTP00000022050.1SUGAR KINASE
ENSQHTP00000022051.1-
ENSQHTP00000022052.1POLYAMINE-MODULATED FACTOR 1
ENSQHTP00000022053.1HOMEOBOX PROTEIN ORTHOPEDIA
ENSQHTP00000022054.1CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED
ENSQHTP00000022055.1PROTEIN C8ORF37
ENSQHTP00000022056.1BONUS, ISOFORM C-RELATED
ENSQHTP00000022057.1-
ENSQHTP00000022058.1-
ENSQHTP00000022059.1HOMEOBOX PROTEIN ORTHOPEDIA
ENSQHTP00000022060.1DEFORMED EPIDERMAL AUTOREGULATORY FACTOR 1 HOMOLOG SUPPRESSIN
ENSQHTP00000022061.1UNCHARACTERIZED
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