About Alvinactis idsseensis sp. Nov.

The vent sea anemoneAlvinactis idsseensis sp. Nov. is a species in the family Actinoscyphiidae. They can flourish in a variety of deep-sea environments. Most sea anemones thriving in sulfide-rich hydrothermal vent peripheral zone obtain nutrients by eating blind shrimp, rather than relying on chemoautotrophic carbon production.

Classification

Animalia Kingdom; Cnidaria (Phylum); Anthozoa (Class); Actiniaria (Order); Actinoscyphiidae (Family); Alvinactis (Genus); Alvinactis idsseensis sp. Nov. (Species)

Original Name

Alvinactis sp. ZX-2022


Basic Information
SpeciesPhylumCommon NameEcosystemDepthHabitatNCBI Taxonomy ID
Alvinactis idsseensis sp. Nov.CnidariaAlvinactis spDeep sea3,279Southwest Indian Ocean “Edmond” hydrothermal vent filed in the CIR (69 59′E, 23 87′S)2978091

Genome Assembly Information
Genome AssemblyGenome SizeAssembly levelReleased yearWGS accessionSubmitterBioProjectBUSCO completeness (%)Scaffold/Contig N50 (kb)GC content (%)Repeat Rate (%)Gene Number
-456.58MbChromosome2023-Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of SciencesPRJNA90986492.80 27,561/1,71538.8463.2731,960

References
TitleJournalPubmed ID
Genetic adaptations of sea anemone to hydrothermal environmentScience Advances37862424

Gene Information

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