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
RPACG24131.1DYNEIN INTERMEDIATE CHAIN
RPACG24132.1AP-5 COMPLEX SUBUNIT ZETA-1
RPACG24133.1
RPACG24133.2
RPACG24133.3
RPACG24133.4
RPACG24134.1GOLGI-LOCALIZED, GAMMA-ADAPTIN EAR CONTAINING, ARF BINDING PROTEIN
RPACG24135.1TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CATION CHANNEL, SUBFAMILY M, MEMBER 6
RPACG24136.1TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CATION CHANNEL, SUBFAMILY M, MEMBER 6
RPACG24137.13'-5' EXONUCLEASE ERI1-RELATED
RPACG24138.1TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CATION CHANNEL, SUBFAMILY M, MEMBER 6
RPACG24139.1TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CATION CHANNEL, SUBFAMILY M, MEMBER 6
RPACG24140.1TRANSMEMBRANE CHANNEL-RELATED
RPACG24141.1
RPACG24142.1TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR 19N-RELATED
RPACG24143.1
RPACG24144.1
RPACG24145.1
RPACG24146.1DNA2/NAM7 HELICASE FAMILY
RPACG24147.1NUCLEOPORIN AMO1-LIKE
RPACG24148.1
RPACG24149.1ADHESION G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR V1
RPACG24149.2
RPACG24150.1
RPACG24150.2
RPACG24150.3
RPACG24151.1MITOCHONDRIAL DYNAMICS PROTEINS 49/51 FAMILY MEMBER
RPACG24152.1UNCHARACTERIZED
RPACG24153.1NUCLEAR DISTRIBUTION PROTEIN NUDE HOMOLOG 1
RPACG24154.1
RPACG24155.1SODIUM/CHLORIDE DEPENDENT TRANSPORTER
RPACG24156.1SODIUM/CHLORIDE DEPENDENT TRANSPORTER
RPACG24157.1
RPACG24158.1
RPACG24158.2
RPACG24159.1
RPACG24160.1BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX PROTEIN NEUROGENIN-RELATED
RPACG24161.1
RPACG24162.1
RPACG24163.1
RPACG24164.1
RPACG24165.1
RPACG24166.1DNA POLYMERASE DELTA SUBUNIT 2
RPACG24167.1
RPACG24168.1UNC-13-4A, ISOFORM B
RPACG24169.1SI:CH211-171H4.7-RELATED
RPACG24170.1
RPACG24171.1
RPACG24172.1CALPAIN
RPACG24172.2
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