Chiridota heheva is a species of sea cucumber in the family Chiridotidae. The species is known from deeper regions in the Western Atlantic Ocean, but has a cosmopolitan distribution. It was described by Pawson and Vance in 2004. It occupies all three types of chemosynthetic ecosystems: hydrothermal vents, cold seeps, and organic fall. Unlike many other animals in similar environments, they do not host chemosynthetic bacteria.
| Species | Phylum | Common Name | Ecosystem | Depth | Habitat | NCBI Taxonomy ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiridota heheva | Echinodermata | deep-sea holothurian | Deep sea | 1,385-3,998 | Haima cold seep in the South China Sea (16° 73.228′ N, 110° 46.143′ E) | 2743191 |
| Genome Assembly | Genome Size | Assembly level | Released year | WGS accession | Submitter | BioProject | BUSCO completeness | Gene Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASM2015259v1 | 1.1Gb | Scaffold | 2021 | JAIGNY01 | SYSU | PRJNA752986 | 89.62% | 36,527 |
| Title | Journal | Pubmed ID |
|---|---|---|
| The genome of an apodid holothuroid (Chiridota heheva) provides insights into its adaptation to a deep-sea reducing environment | Communications Biology | 35273345 |
| Gene ID | Description |
|---|---|
| Chiridota_g6322 | NEUROTRANSMITTER GATED ION CHANNEL |
| Chiridota_g6323 | |
| Chiridota_g6324 | |
| Chiridota_g6325 | |
| Chiridota_g6326 | |
| Chiridota_g6327 | |
| Chiridota_g6328 | NEUROTRANSMITTER GATED ION CHANNEL |
| Chiridota_g6329 | |
| Chiridota_g633 | CYSTEINE-RICH MOTOR NEURON 1 PROTEIN |
| Chiridota_g6330 | |
| Chiridota_g6331 | NEUROTRANSMITTER GATED ION CHANNEL |
| Chiridota_g6332 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| Chiridota_g6333 | NEUROTRANSMITTER GATED ION CHANNEL |
| Chiridota_g6334 | AP1 GAMMA SUBUNIT BINDING PROTEIN 1 |
| Chiridota_g6335 | |
| Chiridota_g6336 | |
| Chiridota_g6337 | PULMONARY SURFACTANT-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN A |
| Chiridota_g6338 | PULMONARY SURFACTANT-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN A |
| Chiridota_g6339 | |
| Chiridota_g634 | |
| Chiridota_g6340 | OLIGOSACCHARYLTRANSFERASE COMPLEX SUBUNIT OSTC |
| Chiridota_g6341 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASES |
| Chiridota_g6342 | SPLICING FACTOR SUPPRESSOR OF WHITE APRICOT |
| Chiridota_g6343 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 35 |
| Chiridota_g6344 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 35 |
| Chiridota_g6345 | CHROMOSOME 12 ORF 43 HOMOLOG |
| Chiridota_g6346 | |
| Chiridota_g6347 | |
| Chiridota_g6348 | |
| Chiridota_g6349 | HEPATOCYTE NUCLEAR FACTOR 1 |
| Chiridota_g635 | |
| Chiridota_g6350 | HEPATOCYTE NUCLEAR FACTOR 1 |
| Chiridota_g6351 | |
| Chiridota_g6352 | |
| Chiridota_g6353 | |
| Chiridota_g6354 | HEPATOCYTE NUCLEAR FACTOR 1 |
| Chiridota_g6355 | HEPATOCYTE NUCLEAR FACTOR 1 |
| Chiridota_g6356 | |
| Chiridota_g6357 | |
| Chiridota_g6358 | CHROMOSOME 12 ORF 43 HOMOLOG |
| Chiridota_g6359 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 35 |
| Chiridota_g636 | PHOSPHOTYROSINE INTERACTION DOMAIN-CONTAINING FAMILY MEMBER |
| Chiridota_g6360 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 35 |
| Chiridota_g6361 | SPLICING FACTOR SUPPRESSOR OF WHITE APRICOT |
| Chiridota_g6362 | |
| Chiridota_g6363 | SIGNAL PEPTIDE PEPTIDASE |
| Chiridota_g6364 | |
| Chiridota_g6365 | |
| Chiridota_g6366 | |
| Chiridota_g6367 | EF-HAND CALCIUM-BINDING DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 5 |
