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
ENSQHTP00000019922.1ANTIGEN BSP, PUTATIVE-RELATED
ENSQHTP00000019923.1-
ENSQHTP00000019924.1SAM DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED
ENSQHTP00000019925.1UNCHARACTERIZED
ENSQHTP00000019926.1AMINOTRANSFERASE
ENSQHTP00000019927.1GLUCOSE-METHANOL-CHOLINE GMC OXIDOREDUCTASE
ENSQHTP00000019928.1GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR
ENSQHTP00000019929.1-
ENSQHTP00000019930.1-
ENSQHTP00000019931.1-
ENSQHTP00000019932.1CHARGED MULTIVESICULAR BODY PROTEIN
ENSQHTP00000019933.1UNCHARACTERIZED
ENSQHTP00000019934.1ANTIGEN BSP, PUTATIVE-RELATED
ENSQHTP00000019935.1-
ENSQHTP00000019936.1CARBOHYDRATE SULFOTRANSFERASE
ENSQHTP00000019937.1GLUCOSE-METHANOL-CHOLINE GMC OXIDOREDUCTASE
ENSQHTP00000019938.1-
ENSQHTP00000019939.1AMINOTRANSFERASE
ENSQHTP00000019940.1SAM DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED
ENSQHTP00000019941.1-
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