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.
Animalia (Kingdom); Mollusca (Phylum); Bivalvia (Class); Autobranchia (Subclass); Pteriomorphia (Infraclass); Mytilida (Order); Mytiloidea (Superfamily); Modiolidae (Family); Bathymodiolinae (Subfamily); Bathymodiolus (Genus); Bathymodiolus brooksi (Species)
Bathymodiolus brooksi Gustafson, R. D. Turner, Lutz & Vrijenhoek, 1998
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)
| Species | Phylum | Common Name | Ecosystem | Depth | Habitat | NCBI Taxonomy ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bathymodiolus brooksi | Mollusca | - | Hydrothermal vent | 1,073-3,314 | cold seep location GC853 at the northern Gulf of Mexico (28.1237, −89.1404) | 206348 |
| Genome Assembly | Genome Size | Assembly level | Released year | WGS accession | Submitter | BioProject | BUSCO completeness (%) | Scaffold/Contig N50 (kb) | GC content (%) | Repeat Rate (%) | Gene Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xbBatBroo1.1 | 2 Gb | Chromosome | 2023 | CAVMGF01 | WELLCOME SANGER INSTITUTE | PRJEB70452 | 94.00 | 130,400/2,900 | 35 | - | 34,012 |
| Gene ID | Description |
|---|---|
| ENSQHTP00000003842.1 | BAX INHIBITOR-RELATED |
| ENSQHTP00000003843.1 | ANKYRIN REPEAT FAMILY PROTEIN |
| ENSQHTP00000003844.1 | TESTIS-EXPRESSED PROTEIN 52 |
| ENSQHTP00000003845.1 | MEIOTIC RECOMBINATION PROTEIN SPO11 |
| ENSQHTP00000003846.1 | - |
| ENSQHTP00000003847.1 | MAJOR FACILITATOR SUPERFAMILY PROTEIN-RELATED |
| ENSQHTP00000003848.1 | HYALURONIC ACID-BINDING PROTEIN 4 |
| ENSQHTP00000003849.1 | COLLAGEN ALPHA |
| ENSQHTP00000003850.1 | - |
| ENSQHTP00000003851.1 | RAS, DI-RAS, AND RHEB FAMILY MEMBERS OF SMALL GTPASE SUPERFAMILY |
| ENSQHTP00000003852.1 | WD REPEAT DOMAIN 60 |
| ENSQHTP00000003853.1 | E3 UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE UBR4 |
| ENSQHTP00000003854.1 | DNA2/NAM7 HELICASE FAMILY MEMBER |
| ENSQHTP00000003855.1 | BAX INHIBITOR-RELATED |
| ENSQHTP00000003856.1 | BTB/POZ DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| ENSQHTP00000003857.1 | - |
| ENSQHTP00000003858.1 | HYALURONIC ACID-BINDING PROTEIN 4 |
| ENSQHTP00000003859.1 | MAJOR FACILITATOR SUPERFAMILY PROTEIN-RELATED |
| ENSQHTP00000003860.1 | - |
| ENSQHTP00000003861.1 | - |
