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
RPACG25205.2
RPACG25206.1ACTIN
RPACG25207.1
RPACG25208.1ACTIN
RPACG25209.1
RPACG25210.1TYROSINE SPECIFIC PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE AND DUAL SPECIFICITY PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE
RPACG25211.1
RPACG25212.1
RPACG25213.1UNCHARACTERIZED
RPACG25214.1
RPACG25215.1
RPACG25216.1
RPACG25217.1
RPACG25218.1LONG-CHAIN-FATTY-ACID--COA LIGASE
RPACG25219.1PROTEIN CBG17025
RPACG25220.1
RPACG25221.1ACYL-COA DESATURASE
RPACG25222.1GUANYL-NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR
RPACG25223.1PHOSPHOLIPASE B-RELATED
RPACG25223.2
RPACG25224.1HEREGULIN-NEUREGULIN FAMILY MEMBER
RPACG25225.1TRANSFORMER-2 SEX-DETERMINING PROTEIN-RELATED
RPACG25226.1
RPACG25227.1MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED
RPACG25227.2
RPACG25228.1MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED
RPACG25229.1
RPACG25229.2
RPACG25229.3
RPACG25229.4
RPACG25229.5
RPACG25230.1MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED
RPACG25231.1
RPACG25232.1
RPACG25233.1
RPACG25234.1
RPACG25235.1
RPACG25236.1MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED
RPACG25237.1MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED
RPACG25238.1MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED
RPACG25238.2MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED
RPACG25239.1MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED
RPACG25240.1
RPACG25241.1MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED
RPACG25242.1CENTROMERE PROTEIN X
RPACG25242.2
RPACG25243.1
RPACG25244.1ANKYRIN REPEAT PROTEIN
RPACG25245.1TRANSDUCIN BETA-LIKE 3
RPACG25246.1
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