Bathymodiolus brooksi is a species of deep-sea mussel in the family Mytilidae, commonly found in sulfide- and methane-rich hydrocarbon seeps in the Gulf of Mexico. This species harbors symbiotic bacteria in its gills, which enable it to thrive in extreme environments by oxidizing methane or hydrogen sulfide to produce organic compounds. Bathymodiolus brooksi plays a crucial role in deep-sea ecosystems by contributing to nutrient cycling and supporting diverse microbial and faunal communities.
Animalia (Kingdom); Mollusca (Phylum); Bivalvia (Class); Autobranchia (Subclass); Pteriomorphia (Infraclass); Mytilida (Order); Mytiloidea (Superfamily); Modiolidae (Family); Bathymodiolinae (Subfamily); Bathymodiolus (Genus); Bathymodiolus brooksi (Species)
Bathymodiolus brooksi Gustafson, R. D. Turner, Lutz & Vrijenhoek, 1998
1. Gustafson R G, Turner R D, Lutz R A, et al. A new genus and five new species of mussels (Bivalvia, Mytilidae) from deep-sea sulfide/hydrocarbon seeps in the Gulf of Mexico[J]. Malacologia, 1998, 40(1-2): 63-112. (Gustafson et al., 1998)
| Species | Phylum | Common Name | Ecosystem | Depth | Habitat | NCBI Taxonomy ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bathymodiolus brooksi | Mollusca | - | Hydrothermal vent | 1,073-3,314 | cold seep location GC853 at the northern Gulf of Mexico (28.1237, −89.1404) | 206348 |
| Genome Assembly | Genome Size | Assembly level | Released year | WGS accession | Submitter | BioProject | BUSCO completeness (%) | Scaffold/Contig N50 (kb) | GC content (%) | Repeat Rate (%) | Gene Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xbBatBroo1.1 | 2 Gb | Chromosome | 2023 | CAVMGF01 | WELLCOME SANGER INSTITUTE | PRJEB70452 | 94.00 | 130,400/2,900 | 35 | - | 34,012 |
| Gene ID | Description |
|---|---|
| ENSQHTP00000012842.1 | TENSIN |
| ENSQHTP00000012843.1 | MEDIATOR OF RNA POLYMERASE II TRANSCRIPTION SUBUNIT 4 |
| ENSQHTP00000012844.1 | - |
| ENSQHTP00000012845.1 | TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 121B |
| ENSQHTP00000012846.1 | GERANYLGERANYL TRANSFERASE TYPE BETA SUBUNIT |
| ENSQHTP00000012847.1 | TRANSCRIPTIONAL REPRESSOR PROTEIN YY |
| ENSQHTP00000012848.1 | TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 121B |
| ENSQHTP00000012849.1 | TRANSCRIPTIONAL REPRESSOR PROTEIN YY |
| ENSQHTP00000012850.1 | - |
| ENSQHTP00000012851.1 | AKNA DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| ENSQHTP00000012852.1 | CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN |
| ENSQHTP00000012853.1 | BONUS, ISOFORM C-RELATED |
| ENSQHTP00000012854.1 | - |
| ENSQHTP00000012855.1 | REPLICATION FACTOR C / DNA POLYMERASE III GAMMA-TAU SUBUNIT |
| ENSQHTP00000012856.1 | TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 121B |
| ENSQHTP00000012857.1 | THIAMIN PYROPHOSPHOKINASE |
| ENSQHTP00000012858.1 | - |
| ENSQHTP00000012859.1 | FERM DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| ENSQHTP00000012860.1 | - |
| ENSQHTP00000012861.1 | - |
