Communications Biology (Mar 2022)

The genome of an apodid holothuroid (Chiridota heheva) provides insights into its adaptation to a deep-sea reducing environment

  • Long Zhang,
  • Jian He,
  • Peipei Tan,
  • Zhen Gong,
  • Shiyu Qian,
  • Yuanyuan Miao,
  • Han-Yu Zhang,
  • Guangxian Tu,
  • Qi Chen,
  • Qiqi Zhong,
  • Guanzhu Han,
  • Jianguo He,
  • Muhua Wang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03176-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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The genome sequence of the deep-sea echinoderm Chiridota heheva and comparative analyses identify genes that are suggested to be associated with deep-sea adaptation.