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
ENSQHTP00000022902.1-
ENSQHTP00000022903.1DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE II, III
ENSQHTP00000022904.1HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA-ASSOCIATED ANTIGEN 66
ENSQHTP00000022905.1UNCHARACTERIZED
ENSQHTP00000022906.1-
ENSQHTP00000022907.1COMPLEMENT COMPONENT-RELATED SUSHI DOMAIN-CONTAINING
ENSQHTP00000022908.1PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL KINASE
ENSQHTP00000022909.1-
ENSQHTP00000022910.1GPI TRANSAMIDASE COMPONENT PIG-U
ENSQHTP00000022911.1-
ENSQHTP00000022912.1TRAFFICKING PROTEIN PARTICLE COMPLEX SUBUNIT 2
ENSQHTP00000022913.1-
ENSQHTP00000022914.1MYOSUPPRESSIN RECEPTOR 1, ISOFORM B-RELATED
ENSQHTP00000022915.1EMILIN ELASTIN MICROFIBRIL INTERFACE-LOCATED PROTEIN ELASTIN MICROFIBRIL INTERFACER
ENSQHTP00000022916.1HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA-ASSOCIATED ANTIGEN 66
ENSQHTP00000022917.1-
ENSQHTP00000022918.1PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL KINASE
ENSQHTP00000022919.1CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN
ENSQHTP00000022920.1GPI TRANSAMIDASE COMPONENT PIG-U
ENSQHTP00000022921.1NECTIN-RELATED
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