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 |
|---|---|
| ENSQHTP00000013402.1 | GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSPEPTIDASE |
| ENSQHTP00000013403.1 | - |
| ENSQHTP00000013404.1 | - |
| ENSQHTP00000013405.1 | FOLATE RECEPTOR |
| ENSQHTP00000013406.1 | CAMK FAMILY PROTEIN KINASE |
| ENSQHTP00000013407.1 | - |
| ENSQHTP00000013408.1 | RPE-SPONDIN |
| ENSQHTP00000013409.1 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 35, MEMBER F5 |
| ENSQHTP00000013410.1 | - |
| ENSQHTP00000013411.1 | - |
| ENSQHTP00000013412.1 | PROTEIN LZIC |
| ENSQHTP00000013413.1 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| ENSQHTP00000013414.1 | - |
| ENSQHTP00000013415.1 | SODIUM/HYDROGEN EXCHANGER |
| ENSQHTP00000013416.1 | - |
| ENSQHTP00000013417.1 | - |
| ENSQHTP00000013418.1 | - |
| ENSQHTP00000013419.1 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 35, MEMBER F5 |
| ENSQHTP00000013420.1 | MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN 1, 3 |
| ENSQHTP00000013421.1 | KINESIN LIGHT CHAIN |
