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
RPACG00660.1ATP-BINDING CASSETTE ABC TRANSPORTER-RELATED
RPACG00661.1BROMODOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN
RPACG00662.1PACHYTENE CHECKPOINT PROTEIN 2
RPACG00663.1REPRESSOR OF RNA POLYMERASE III TRANSCRIPTION MAF1
RPACG00664.1
RPACG00665.1SIGMA 1-TYPE OPIOID RECEPTOR-RELATED
RPACG00666.1VEZATIN
RPACG00667.1ARM REPEAT SUPERFAMILY PROTEIN
RPACG00668.1PROTEIN-S ISOPRENYLCYSTEINE O-METHYLTRANSFERASE
RPACG00669.1TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 201
RPACG00670.1SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 2
RPACG00671.1TRANSMEMBRANE EMP24 DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN
RPACG00672.1ADP RIBOSYLATION FACTOR-RELATED
RPACG00673.1TRANSLOCATION PROTEIN SEC62
RPACG00674.1
RPACG00675.1
RPACG00676.1
RPACG00677.1
RPACG00678.1PROLINE-RICH TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 4-RELATED
RPACG00679.1
RPACG00680.1MYOSUPPRESSIN RECEPTOR 1, ISOFORM B-RELATED
RPACG00681.1
RPACG00682.1
RPACG00683.1
RPACG00684.1
RPACG00685.1
RPACG00686.1
RPACG00687.1
RPACG00688.1
RPACG00688.2
RPACG00689.1
RPACG00690.1
RPACG00691.1
RPACG00692.1
RPACG00693.1
RPACG00693.2
RPACG00694.1DEOXYNUCLEOSIDE TRIPHOSPHATE TRIPHOSPHOHYDROLASE
RPACG00694.2
RPACG00695.1DEOXYNUCLEOSIDE TRIPHOSPHATE TRIPHOSPHOHYDROLASE
RPACG00696.1ACETYLTRANSFERASE
RPACG00697.1HEAT SHOCK REGULATED 2
RPACG00698.1UNCHARACTERIZED
RPACG00699.1
RPACG00700.1AP COMPLEX SUBUNIT MU
RPACG00701.160S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L22
RPACG00702.1
RPACG00703.1GALACTOSE-3-O-SULFOTRANSFERASE
RPACG00704.1INNEXIN
RPACG00705.1
RPACG00706.1
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