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 |
|---|---|
| ENSQHTP00000004062.1 | HOMOLOGOUS TO DROSOPHILA SQD (SQUID) PROTEIN |
| ENSQHTP00000004063.1 | SEGMENTATION PROTEIN EVEN-SKIPPED |
| ENSQHTP00000004064.1 | 5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE RECEPTOR |
| ENSQHTP00000004065.1 | PHOSPHOTRIESTERASE-RELATED |
| ENSQHTP00000004066.1 | - |
| ENSQHTP00000004067.1 | - |
| ENSQHTP00000004068.1 | S-METHYL-5'-THIOADENOSINE PHOSPHORYLASE |
| ENSQHTP00000004069.1 | - |
| ENSQHTP00000004070.1 | SEGMENTATION PROTEIN EVEN-SKIPPED |
| ENSQHTP00000004071.1 | HOMOLOGOUS TO DROSOPHILA SQD (SQUID) PROTEIN |
| ENSQHTP00000004072.1 | CALCIUM BINDING PROTEINS |
| ENSQHTP00000004073.1 | - |
| ENSQHTP00000004074.1 | SEGMENTATION PROTEIN EVEN-SKIPPED |
| ENSQHTP00000004075.1 | - |
| ENSQHTP00000004076.1 | - |
| ENSQHTP00000004077.1 | - |
| ENSQHTP00000004078.1 | - |
| ENSQHTP00000004079.1 | - |
| ENSQHTP00000004080.1 | LIPASE |
| ENSQHTP00000004081.1 | ANK_REP_REGION DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
