Gigantopelta aegis is a species of deep-sea snail in the family Peltospiridae, found in hydrothermal vent ecosystems, particularly in the Longqi hydrothermal vent field on the Southwest Indian Ridge. This species is adapted to extreme environments, relying on a symbiotic relationship with chemosynthetic bacteria housed in its gills. These bacteria oxidize sulfur compounds from vent fluids to produce organic matter, providing essential nutrients to the snail. Gigantopelta aegis plays a crucial role in vent ecosystems by contributing to nutrient cycling and supporting microbial and faunal communities.
| Species | Phylum | Common Name | Ecosystem | Depth | Habitat | NCBI Taxonomy ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gigantopelta aegis | Mollusca | deep-sea hydrothermal vent snail | Hydrothermal vent | >2,761 | Longqi hydrothermal vent field (37.7839°S, 49.6502°E) on the Southwest Indian Ridge | 1735272 |
| Genome Assembly | Genome Size | Assembly level | Released year | WGS accession | Submitter | BioProject | BUSCO completeness | Gene Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gae_host_genome | 1.1Gb | Chromosome | 2021 | JAEHGF01 | Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | PRJNA612619 | 94.60% | 22,556 |
| Title | Journal | Pubmed ID |
|---|---|---|
| Hologenome analysis reveals dual symbiosis in the deep-sea hydrothermal vent snail Gigantopelta aegis | nature communications | 33608555 |
| Gene ID | Description |
|---|---|
| ctg183-6.5-1 | |
| ctg183-6.7-1 | INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS |
| ctg183-6.9-1 | |
| ctg183-7.13-1 | |
| ctg183-7.19-1 | |
| ctg183-7.21-1 | CADHERIN-23 |
| ctg183-7.23-1 | |
| ctg183-7.26-1 | NUDIX HYDROLASE RELATED |
| ctg183-8.0-1 | M-PHASE PHOSPHOPROTEIN 9 |
| ctg183-8.1-1 | PEPTIDYL-TRNA HYDROLASE 2 |
| ctg183-8.3-1 | PUTATIVE PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE |
| ctg183-8.6-1 | MARINER MOS1 TRANSPOSASE-LIKE PROTEIN |
| ctg183-8.7-1 | CELL DIVISION CYCLE 16,23,27 |
| ctg183-9.0-1 | POTASSIUM CHANNEL, SUBFAMILY K |
| ctg183-9.1-1 | - |
| ctg183-9.2-1 | |
| ctg183-9.4-1 | |
| ctg183-9.5-1 | AUTOCRINE PROLIFERATION REPRESSOR PROTEIN A |
| ctg183-9.6-1 | MYOSIN |
| ctg1830-0.0-1 | ADENYLOSUCCINATE LYASE |
| ctg1830-0.1-1 | ACTIN-RELATED PROTEIN 2/3 COMPLEX SUBUNIT 1 |
| ctg1830-0.2-1 | ACTIN |
| ctg1830-0.3-1 | |
| ctg1830-0.4-1 | KETIMINE REDUCTASE MU-CRYSTALLIN |
| ctg1831-0.5-1 | |
| ctg1832-0.4-1 | FIBRINOGEN/TENASCIN/ANGIOPOEITIN |
| ctg1832-0.7-1 | FIBRINOGEN/TENASCIN/ANGIOPOEITIN |
| ctg1832-0.8-1 | FIBRINOGEN/TENASCIN/ANGIOPOEITIN |
| ctg1832-0.9-1 | FIBRINOGEN/TENASCIN/ANGIOPOEITIN |
| ctg1833-0.10-1 | E3 UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE MIB2 |
| ctg1833-0.3-1 | E3 UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE MIB2 |
| ctg1833-0.9-1 | E3 UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE MIB2 |
| ctg1834-0.1-1 | |
| ctg1834-0.2-1 | SERINE/THREONINE-PROTEIN KINASE |
| ctg1835-0.0-1 | INOSINE-5-MONOPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE RELATED |
| ctg1835-0.1-1 | SELENIDE, WATER DIKINASE |
| ctg1835-0.2-1 | AMINOMETHYLTRANSFERASE |
| ctg1835-0.3-1 | INHIBITOR OF GROWTH PROTEIN |
| ctg1836-0.0-1 | SERINE/THREONINE-PROTEIN KINASE RIO1 |
| ctg1836-0.1-1 | PEROXISOMAL BIOGENESIS FACTOR 3 |
| ctg1836-0.10-1 | VOLTAGE-DEPENDENT CALCIUM CHANNEL SUBUNIT ALPHA-2/DELTA-RELATED |
| ctg1836-0.2-1 | |
| ctg1836-0.4-1 | TETRASPANIN |
| ctg1837-0.9-1 | |
| ctg1838-0.0-1 | CADHERIN-87A |
| ctg1838-0.1-1 | |
| ctg1838-0.2-1 | CADHERIN-87A |
| ctg1839-0.5-1 | HEDGEHOG |
| ctg184-4.13-1 | DUAL SERINE/THREONINE AND TYROSINE PROTEIN KINASE |
| ctg184-5.18-1 | PROTEIN O-LINKED-MANNOSE BETA-1,2-N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINYLTRANSFERASE 1 |
