Oasisia alvinae is a tube worm found in a variety of environments on the Juan de Fuca Ridge. Found in clusters up to several square meters in area, these Polychaete’s lack a digestive tract, instead taking up organic carbon from symbiotic, chemoautotrophic bacteria found in their specially-evolved trophosomes. These bacteria oxidize sulfur in order to create organic material. Initially thought to be several species of the Ridgeia genus on the Juan de Fuca Ridge, genetic comparison showed that only one species existed, with various morphologies. The two extreme morphologies are the so-called long-skinny and fat-short forms.
| Species | Phylum | Common Name | Ecosystem | Depth | Habitat | NCBI Taxonomy ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oasisia alvinae | Annelida | - | Deep sea | 2,630 | East Pacific Rise (N9°48.12′ W103°56.12′) | 53619 |
| Genome Assembly | Genome Size | Assembly level | Released year | WGS accession | Submitter | BioProject | BUSCO completeness | Gene Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 808Mb | Scaffold | 2023 | - | QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON | PRJEB55047 | 96.90% | 37,777 |
| Title | Journal | Pubmed ID |
|---|---|---|
| Distinct genomic routes underlie transitions to specialised symbiotic lifestyles in deep-sea annelid worms | nature communications | 37198188 |
| Gene ID | Description |
|---|---|
| OALVG00000035843.1 | PHENYLALANYL-TRNA SYNTHETASE |
| OALVG00000035844.1 | GLUTARYL-COA DEHYDROGENASE, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| OALVG00000035845.1 | FIVE-SPAN TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN M83 |
| OALVG00000035846.1 | ATP-DEPENDENT RNA HELICASE |
| OALVG00000035847.1 | FIVE-SPAN TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN M83 |
| OALVG00000035848.1 | |
| OALVG00000035849.1 | KETOACID-COENZYME A TRANSFERASE |
| OALVG00000035850.1 | AB HYDROLASE SUPERFAMILY PROTEIN C4A8.06C |
| OALVG00000035851.1 | |
| OALVG00000035852.1 | TGF-BETA FAMILY |
| OALVG00000035853.1 | |
| OALVG00000035854.1 | |
| OALVG00000035855.1 | |
| OALVG00000035856.1 | |
| OALVG00000035857.1 | |
| OALVG00000035858.1 | |
| OALVG00000035859.1 | CENTROSOMAL PROTEIN-RELATED |
| OALVG00000035860.1 | |
| OALVG00000035861.1 | HISTIDINE-RICH GLYCOPROTEIN |
| OALVG00000035862.1 | 40S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN S12 |
| OALVG00000035863.1 | CRUMBS FAMILY MEMBER |
| OALVG00000035864.1 | |
| OALVG00000035865.1 | |
| OALVG00000035866.1 | |
| OALVG00000035867.1 | |
| OALVG00000035868.1 | |
| OALVG00000035869.1 |
