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
RPACG21239.1
RPACG21240.1
RPACG21241.1
RPACG21242.1
RPACG21243.1
RPACG21244.1
RPACG21245.1CGI-140
RPACG21246.1
RPACG21247.1
RPACG21248.1PALMITOYLTRANSFERASE ZDHHC16
RPACG21249.1
RPACG21250.1SIGNAL RECOGNITION PARTICLE 19 KD PROTEIN
RPACG21251.1
RPACG21252.1
RPACG21253.1UNCHARACTERIZED
RPACG21254.1-
RPACG21254.2
RPACG21255.1
RPACG21256.1E3 UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE TOPORS
RPACG21257.1SNF2/RAD54 FAMILY MEMBER
RPACG21258.1ATP-DEPENDENT RNA AND DNA HELICASE
RPACG21259.1ANTERIOR GRADIENT PROTEIN-RELATED
RPACG21260.1CT120 PROTEIN
RPACG21261.1GLYCOSYL TRANSFERASE-RELATED
RPACG21262.1UNCHARACTERIZED
RPACG21263.1HISTIDINE-RICH GLYCOPROTEIN
RPACG21264.1
RPACG21265.1CS DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN
RPACG21266.1RAS, DI-RAS, AND RHEB FAMILY MEMBERS OF SMALL GTPASE SUPERFAMILY
RPACG21267.1GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE-BINDING PROTEIN GAMMA SUBUNIT
RPACG21268.1GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE-BINDING PROTEIN GAMMA SUBUNIT
RPACG21268.2
RPACG21268.3
RPACG21269.1
RPACG21270.1RGD1565685 PROTEIN
RPACG21271.1NACHT, LRR AND PYD DOMAINS-CONTAINING PROTEIN 12
RPACG21272.1GROWTH ARREST AND DNA DAMAGE-INDUCIBLE PROTEIN GADD45
RPACG21273.1RNA 3' TERMINAL PHOSPHATE CYCLASE
RPACG21274.1DIHYDROLIPOAMIDE ACETYLTRANSFERASE COMPONENT OF PYRUVATE DEHYDROGENASE COMPLEX
RPACG21275.1
RPACG21276.1PROTEASE M1 ZINC METALLOPROTEASE
RPACG21277.1
RPACG21278.1PROTEASE M1 ZINC METALLOPROTEASE
RPACG21279.1PROTEASE M1 ZINC METALLOPROTEASE
RPACG21280.1PROTEASE M1 ZINC METALLOPROTEASE
RPACG21281.1
RPACG21281.2
RPACG21281.3
RPACG21281.4
RPACG21282.1ODD-SKIPPED - RELATED
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