About Riftia pachyptila

Riftia pachyptila, commonly known as the giant tube worm, is a marine invertebrate in the phylum Annelida. It inhabits hydrothermal vent ecosystems on the Pacific Ocean floor, where temperatures range from 2 to 30 °C. This species can tolerate extremely high hydrogen sulfide levels and relies entirely on symbiotic sulfur-oxidizing bacteria housed in its trophosome for nutrition. These worms can grow up to 3 meters in length, with tubular bodies reaching a diameter of 4 cm, making them one of the most iconic organisms in deep-sea vent ecosystems.


Basic Information
SpeciesPhylumCommon NameEcosystemDepthHabitatNCBI Taxonomy ID
Riftia pachyptilaAnnelidaCold seep, Deep sea, Vent field2,514 hydrothermal vent site Tica, East Pacific Rise (Alvin dive 4839, 9°50.398′N, 104°17.506′W)6426

Genome Assembly Information
Genome AssemblyGenome SizeAssembly levelReleased yearWGS accessionSubmitterBioProjectBUSCO completenessGene Number
-554MbContig2023-QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDONPRJEB5504796%37,037

References
TitleJournalPubmed ID
Distinct genomic routes underlie transitions to specialised symbiotic lifestyles in deep-sea annelid wormsnature communications37198188

Gene Information

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Gene IDDescription
RPACG03938.1
RPACG03939.1
RPACG03940.1
RPACG03941.1FIBRINOGEN/TENASCIN/ANGIOPOEITIN
RPACG03942.1
RPACG03943.1
RPACG03943.2
RPACG03944.1DISCOIDIN, CUB, EGF, LAMININ , AND ZINC METALLOPROTEASE DOMAIN CONTAINING
RPACG03945.1DISCOIDIN, CUB, EGF, LAMININ , AND ZINC METALLOPROTEASE DOMAIN CONTAINING
RPACG03946.1
RPACG03947.1
RPACG03948.1
RPACG03949.1PROTEIN SGT1 HOMOLOG
RPACG03950.1RHO GTPASE ACTIVATING PROTEIN AT 15B, ISOFORM C
RPACG03951.1RHO GTPASE ACTIVATING PROTEIN AT 15B, ISOFORM C
RPACG03952.1EGF-LIKE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN
RPACG03953.1
RPACG03954.1STEROID RECEPTOR RNA ACTIVATOR 1
RPACG03955.1STROMAL INTERACTION MOLECULE HOMOLOG
RPACG03956.1ANKYRIN REPEAT FAMILY A
RPACG03957.1FAM11A, B PROTEIN
RPACG03958.1
RPACG03959.1
RPACG03960.1PROTEIN EVA-1
RPACG03961.1
RPACG03962.1OVOCHYMASE-RELATED
RPACG03963.1ACROSIN-RELATED
RPACG03964.1OVOCHYMASE-RELATED
RPACG03965.1OVOCHYMASE-RELATED
RPACG03966.1OVOCHYMASE-RELATED
RPACG03966.2
RPACG03966.3
RPACG03967.1TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEASE SERINE
RPACG03968.1OVOCHYMASE-RELATED
RPACG03969.1OVOCHYMASE-RELATED
RPACG03970.1OVOCHYMASE-RELATED
RPACG03971.1TRYPSIN-RELATED
RPACG03972.1UNCHARACTERIZED
RPACG03973.1DFG10 PROTEIN
RPACG03974.1DNA DAMAGE-INDUCIBLE APOPTOSIS SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN DDIAS
RPACG03975.1DNA REPAIR DEAD HELICASE RAD3/XP-D SUBFAMILY MEMBER
RPACG03976.1
RPACG03977.1GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE-RELATED
RPACG03978.1
RPACG03979.1
RPACG03980.1
RPACG03981.1
RPACG03982.1
RPACG03983.1SLIT RELATED LEUCINE-RICH REPEAT NEURONAL PROTEIN
RPACG03984.1TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CHANNEL
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