The deep-sea mussel Bathymodiolus septemdierum is a species of deep-sea mussel in the family Mytilidae, commonly found in hydrothermal vents in the western Pacific Ocean. This species harbors intracellular chemoautotrophic bacterial symbionts in its gills, which enable it to thrive in extreme environments by oxidizing methane or hydrogen sulfide to produce organic compounds. Bathymodiolus septemdierum plays a vital role in deep-sea ecosystems by contributing to nutrient cycling and supporting diverse microbial and faunal communities.
Animalia (Kingdom); Mollusca (Phylum); Bivalvia (Class); Autobranchia (Subclass); Pteriomorphia (Infraclass); Mytilida (Order); Mytiloidea (Superfamily); Modiolidae (Family); Bathymodiolinae (Subfamily); Bathymodiolus (Genus); Bathymodiolus septemdierum (Species)
Bathymodiolus septemdierum Hashimoto & Okutani, 1994
1. Hashimoto J, Okutani T. Four new mytilid mussels associated with deepsea chemosynthetic communities around Japan[J]. Venus (Japanese Journal of Malacology), 1994, 53(2): 61-83. (Hashimoto et al., 1994)
Shell large, up to 124 mm long,rather thin but solid, modioliform, infiated, elliptical, equivalve, heightllength ratio O.43-O.66, widthllength ratio O.29-O,46. Juvenile specimens shorter and more oval than adults. Umbones subterminal, prosogyrated, at oneeights anterior of the shell length. Anteriorend broadly rounded, dorsaimargin slightly convex, postero-dosal corner weakly angulated, postero-dorsal margin slightly convex or nearly straight, posteriormargin broadly rounded, ventral margin slightly concave in adult, nearly straight or slightly conyex in juyenile.External surface smooth with no periostracal hairs, dull white beneath periostracum, with fine growth linesin juvenileand subadult, with developedirregularlyspaced growth liraein adult. Radial threads feebly observable in the mid portion.
The names of sea mounts Suiyo and Mokuyo mean Wednesday and Thursday, respectively. The species name septemdierum isa noun meaning a week (=seven days)
n:Suiyo Seamount and Mokuyo Seamount in the eastern edge of the Philippine Sea Plate. Clear hydrothermal fiuids(over3100C) is gushing out from chimneys at the Suiyo Seamount.
| Species | Phylum | Common Name | Ecosystem | Depth | Habitat | NCBI Taxonomy ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bathymodiolus septemdierum | Mollusca | - | Hydrothermal vent | 1,300-1,400 | hydrothermal vent sites on the Myojin Knoll | 220392 |
| Genome Assembly | Genome Size | Assembly level | Released year | WGS accession | Submitter | BioProject | BUSCO completeness (%) | Scaffold/Contig N50 (kb) | GC content (%) | Repeat Rate (%) | Gene Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xbBatSept2.1 | 1.4Gb | Chromosome | 2023 | CAUJNP01 | WELLCOME SANGER INSTITUTE | PRJEB65342 | 97.60 | 99,700/2,300 | 34.5 | - | 45,546 |
| Gene ID | Description |
|---|---|
| ENSWXWP00000017742.1 | SPINDLE ASSEMBLY ABNORMAL PROTEIN 6 HOMOLOG |
| ENSWXWP00000017743.1 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| ENSWXWP00000017744.1 | EF-HAND DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN D |
| ENSWXWP00000017745.1 | DISCS LARGE |
| ENSWXWP00000017746.1 | BRYOPORIN |
| ENSWXWP00000017747.1 | SEC61 SUBUNIT BETA |
| ENSWXWP00000017748.1 | G PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| ENSWXWP00000017749.1 | - |
| ENSWXWP00000017750.1 | RAS, DI-RAS, AND RHEB FAMILY MEMBERS OF SMALL GTPASE SUPERFAMILY |
| ENSWXWP00000017751.1 | DISCS LARGE |
| ENSWXWP00000017752.1 | SPINDLE ASSEMBLY ABNORMAL PROTEIN 6 HOMOLOG |
| ENSWXWP00000017753.1 | BRYOPORIN |
| ENSWXWP00000017754.1 | EF-HAND DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN D |
| ENSWXWP00000017755.1 | RING FINGER PROTEIN 17 |
| ENSWXWP00000017756.1 | - |
| ENSWXWP00000017757.1 | - |
| ENSWXWP00000017758.1 | INHIBITOR OF GROWTH PROTEIN |
| ENSWXWP00000017759.1 | BRYOPORIN |
| ENSWXWP00000017760.1 | CTX-RELATED TYPE I TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN |
| ENSWXWP00000017761.1 | EF-HAND DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN D |
