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
RPACG01801.1HELICASE
RPACG01802.1
RPACG01803.1
RPACG01804.1
RPACG01805.1KINESIN LIGHT CHAIN
RPACG01806.1FIBRONECTIN TYPE-III DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED
RPACG01807.1
RPACG01808.1
RPACG01809.1DNA REPAIR PROTEIN COMPLEMENTING XP-A CELLS
RPACG01810.1TELOMERE REPEATS-BINDING BOUQUET FORMATION PROTEIN 2
RPACG01811.1ANKYRIN REPEAT CONTAINING
RPACG01812.1
RPACG01813.1DUAL SPECIFICITY MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE KINASE DSOR1-LIKE PROTEIN
RPACG01814.160S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L17
RPACG01814.2
RPACG01815.1FIBRINOGEN/TENASCIN/ANGIOPOEITIN
RPACG01816.1SODIUM/POTASSIUM/CALCIUM EXCHANGER
RPACG01817.1
RPACG01818.1SODIUM/POTASSIUM/CALCIUM EXCHANGER
RPACG01819.1INTEGRASE CATALYTIC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED
RPACG01820.1
RPACG01821.1UNCHARACTERIZED
RPACG01822.1SECRETORY CARRIER-ASSOCIATED MEMBRANE PROTEIN SCAMP
RPACG01822.2SECRETORY CARRIER-ASSOCIATED MEMBRANE PROTEIN SCAMP
RPACG01823.1ADAPTOR COMPLEX SUBUNIT BETA FAMILY MEMBER
RPACG01824.1TUBULIN-SPECIFIC CHAPERONE A
RPACG01825.1C2H2 ZINC FINGER CGI-62-RELATED
RPACG01826.1SERINE/THREONINE-PROTEIN KINASE UNC-51-RELATED
RPACG01827.1
RPACG01828.1
RPACG01829.1GROWTH ARREST-SPECIFIC PROTEIN 1
RPACG01830.1
RPACG01831.1
RPACG01832.1ZINC FINGER PROTEIN 142
RPACG01833.1
RPACG01834.1KRAB AND ZINC FINGER DOMAIN-CONTAINING
RPACG01835.1
RPACG01836.1KRAB AND ZINC FINGER DOMAIN-CONTAINING
RPACG01837.1
RPACG01838.1
RPACG01839.1KRAB AND ZINC FINGER DOMAIN-CONTAINING
RPACG01840.1ZINC FINGER PROTEIN
RPACG01841.1ZINC FINGER PROTEIN
RPACG01842.1ZINC FINGER PROTEIN
RPACG01843.1ZINC FINGER AND SCAN DOMAIN-CONTAINING
RPACG01844.1
RPACG01845.1
RPACG01846.1CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITOR-RELATED PROTEIN
RPACG01847.1THREONINE-TRNA LIGASE
RPACG01848.1
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