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, Hydrothermal vent2,514 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
-560.7MbContig2022-University of ViennaPRJNA75449399.37%25,984
-554MbContig2023-QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDONPRJEB5504795.60%37,037

References
TitleJournalPubmed ID
Novel Insights on Obligate Symbiont Lifestyle and Adaptation to Chemosynthetic Environment as Revealed by the Giant Tubeworm GenomeMolecular Biology and Evolution34893862
Distinct genomic routes underlie transitions to specialised symbiotic lifestyles in deep-sea annelid wormsnature communications37198188

Gene Information

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Gene IDDescription
RPACG00437.1
RPACG00438.1
RPACG00439.1
RPACG00440.1
RPACG00441.1
RPACG00442.1SI:CH211-266K2.1
RPACG00443.1PROTEASE FAMILY M14 CARBOXYPEPTIDASE A,B
RPACG00444.1PROTEASE FAMILY M14 CARBOXYPEPTIDASE A,B
RPACG00445.1ANKYRIN REPEAT FAMILY PROTEIN
RPACG00446.1DISCOIDIN, CUB, EGF, LAMININ , AND ZINC METALLOPROTEASE DOMAIN CONTAINING
RPACG00447.1COLLAGEN ALPHA
RPACG00448.1DISCOIDIN, CUB, EGF, LAMININ , AND ZINC METALLOPROTEASE DOMAIN CONTAINING
RPACG00449.1DISCOIDIN, CUB, EGF, LAMININ , AND ZINC METALLOPROTEASE DOMAIN CONTAINING
RPACG00450.1DISCOIDIN, CUB, EGF, LAMININ , AND ZINC METALLOPROTEASE DOMAIN CONTAINING
RPACG00451.1DISCOIDIN, CUB, EGF, LAMININ , AND ZINC METALLOPROTEASE DOMAIN CONTAINING
RPACG00452.1DISCOIDIN, CUB, EGF, LAMININ , AND ZINC METALLOPROTEASE DOMAIN CONTAINING
RPACG00453.1PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTOR GPR1, PUTATIVE-RELATED
RPACG00454.1RIBOSOME BIOGENESIS PROTEIN BOP1 BLOCK OF PROLIFERATION 1 PROTEIN
RPACG00455.1HEAT SHOCK TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR
RPACG00455.2
RPACG00456.1HISTIDINE-RICH GLYCOPROTEIN
RPACG00456.2
RPACG00457.1METAXIN RELATED
RPACG00458.1M-PHASE PHOSPHOPROTEIN 6
RPACG00459.1LEUCINE-RICH REPEAT-CONTAINING PROTEIN 34
RPACG00460.1
RPACG00461.1METALLO PHOSPHOESTERASE RELATED
RPACG00462.1UNCHARACTERIZED
RPACG00463.1CATION-TRANSPORTING ATPASE-RELATED
RPACG00464.1ZINC METALLOPROTEASE FAMILY M13 NEPRILYSIN-RELATED
RPACG00465.1HISTIDINE-RICH GLYCOPROTEIN
RPACG00466.1ZINC METALLOPROTEASE FAMILY M13 NEPRILYSIN-RELATED
RPACG00467.1PROTEIN CBG05131
RPACG00468.1
RPACG00469.1ZINC METALLOPROTEASE FAMILY M13 NEPRILYSIN-RELATED
RPACG00470.1VITELLOGENIN RECEPTOR-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED-RELATED
RPACG00471.1
RPACG00472.1
RPACG00473.1GLYCOPROTEIN 38
RPACG00474.1MARVEL-CONTAINING POTENTIAL LIPID RAFT-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN
RPACG00475.1COPINE
RPACG00476.1
RPACG00477.1
RPACG00478.1
RPACG00479.1COPINE
RPACG00480.1
RPACG00481.1ZINC METALLOPROTEASE FAMILY M13 NEPRILYSIN-RELATED
RPACG00481.2
RPACG00481.3
RPACG00482.1ZINC METALLOPROTEASE FAMILY M13 NEPRILYSIN-RELATED
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