About Ridgeia piscesae

Ridgeia piscesae is a tube worm found in a variety of environments on the Juan de Fuca Ridge. Found in clusters up to several square meters in area, these Polychaete’s lack a digestive tract, instead taking up organic carbon from symbiotic, chemoautotrophic bacteria found in their specially-evolved trophosomes. These bacteria oxidize sulfur in order to create organic material. Initially thought to be several species of the Ridgeia genus on the Juan de Fuca Ridge, genetic comparison showed that only one species existed, with various morphologies. The two extreme morphologies are the so-called long-skinny and fat-short forms.


Basic Information
SpeciesPhylumCommon NameEcosystemDepthHabitatNCBI Taxonomy ID
Ridgeia piscesaeAnnelidatube wormsHydrothermal vent2,196 the Juan de Fuca Ridge (47°57.00′ N, 129°5.82′ W)27915

Genome Assembly Information
Genome AssemblyGenome SizeAssembly levelReleased yearWGS accessionSubmitterBioProjectBUSCO completenessGene Number
R07B-5658.2MbContig2022JAODUO01Universite de MontrealPRJNA78643894%31,703
ASM2569855v1574.96MbScaffold2022JALOCR01Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, PRCPRJNA82620691.70%24,096

References
TitleJournalPubmed ID
Third-Generation Sequencing Reveals the Adaptive Role of the Epigenome in Three Deep-Sea PolychaetesMolecular Biology and Evolution37494294
The genome of a vestimentiferan tubeworm (Ridgeia piscesae) provides insights into its adaptation to a deep-sea environmentBMC Genomics36774470

Gene Information

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Gene IDDescription
KAK2172336.1ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN
KAK2172337.1TRANSCRIPTASE, PUTATIVE-RELATED-RELATED
KAK2172338.1
KAK2172339.1
KAK2172340.1
KAK2172341.1
KAK2172342.1JITTERBUG, ISOFORM N
KAK2172343.1JITTERBUG, ISOFORM N
KAK2172344.1
KAK2172345.1JITTERBUG, ISOFORM N
KAK2172346.1
KAK2172347.1
KAK2172348.1PHAGE_INTEGRASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN
KAK2172349.1
KAK2172350.1TRANSCRIPTASE, PUTATIVE-RELATED-RELATED
KAK2172324.1
KAK2172325.1GERANYLGERANYL PYROPHOSPHATE SYNTHASE
KAK2172326.1POTE ANKYRIN DOMAIN
KAK2172327.1
KAK2172328.1
KAK2172329.1AUTOPHAGY PROTEIN 5
KAK2172330.1MITOCHONDRIAL DICARBOXYLATE CARRIER-RELATED
KAK2172331.1MYOSIN VII, XV
KAK2172332.1MYOSIN VII, XV
KAK2172333.1
KAK2172334.1
KAK2172312.1XANTHINE-URACIL / VITAMIN C PERMEASE FAMILY MEMBER
KAK2172313.1XANTHINE-URACIL / VITAMIN C PERMEASE FAMILY MEMBER
KAK2172314.1XANTHINE-URACIL / VITAMIN C PERMEASE FAMILY MEMBER
KAK2172315.1
KAK2172316.1
KAK2172317.1BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR, TWIST
KAK2172318.1
KAK2172319.1PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTOR GPR1, PUTATIVE-RELATED
KAK2172320.1BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR, TWIST
KAK2172321.1
KAK2172322.1RIKEN CDNA 4921504E06 GENE
KAK2172323.1RIKEN CDNA 4921504E06 GENE
KAK2172303.1-
KAK2172304.1MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN 1, 3
KAK2172305.1
KAK2172306.1-
KAK2172307.1
KAK2172308.1
KAK2172309.1
KAK2172310.1TRANSCRIPTASE, PUTATIVE-RELATED-RELATED
KAK2172311.1-
KAK2172287.1
KAK2172288.1SMAD
KAK2172289.1SMAD
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