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
RPACG26830.1
RPACG26831.1
RPACG26832.1ALPHA-(1,3)-FUCOSYLTRANSFERASE C-RELATED
RPACG26833.1
RPACG26834.1
RPACG26835.1
RPACG26836.1
RPACG26837.1ALPHA-(1,3)-FUCOSYLTRANSFERASE C-RELATED
RPACG26838.1ALPHA-(1,3)-FUCOSYLTRANSFERASE C-RELATED
RPACG26839.1
RPACG26840.1PEPTIDOGLYCAN RECOGNITION PROTEIN
RPACG26841.1PEPTIDOGLYCAN RECOGNITION PROTEIN
RPACG26842.1
RPACG26843.1PEPTIDOGLYCAN RECOGNITION PROTEIN
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