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 |
|---|---|
| ctg185-5.8-1 | INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS |
| ctg185-5.9-1 | RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN S6 KINASE |
| ctg185-6.13-1 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| ctg185-6.14-1 | LIN52 FAMILY MEMBER |
| ctg185-6.15-1 | MALONATE-SEMIALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE |
| ctg185-6.16-1 | DUAL SPECIFICITY PROTEIN KINASE |
| ctg185-6.3-1 | TESTIS DEVELOPMENT PROTEIN PRTD |
| ctg185-6.5-1 | L1 TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| ctg1852-0.0-1 | FTP DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| ctg1852-0.1-1 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
| ctg1852-0.5-1 | G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| ctg1856-0.10-1 | (E3-INDEPENDENT) E2 UBIQUITIN-CONJUGATING ENZYME |
| ctg1856-0.9-1 | |
| ctg1857-0.0-1 | CGI-12 PROTEIN-RELATED |
| ctg1857-0.6-1 | |
| ctg1858-0.0-1 | MUCIN 4-RELATED |
| ctg1859-0.0-1 | NUCLEAR FACTOR INTERLEUKIN-3-REGULATED PROTEIN |
| ctg1859-0.1-1 | ZINC KNUCKLE DOMAINCONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| ctg186-0.0-1 | |
| ctg186-0.12-1 | TITIN |
| ctg186-0.8-1 | MICROFIBRIL-ASSOCIATED GLYCOPROTEIN 3 |
| ctg186-1.3-1 | CONTACTIN 5 |
| ctg186-3.0-1 | NAD(P)-BINDING ROSSMANN-FOLD SUPERFAMILY PROTEIN-RELATED |
| ctg186-3.1-1 | AMILORIDE-SENSITIVE SODIUM CHANNEL-RELATED |
| ctg186-3.2-1 | LEUCINE-RICH REPEAT-CONTAINING PROTEIN 51 |
| ctg186-3.3-1 | |
| ctg186-3.4-1 | IMPORTIN-7, 8, 11 |
| ctg186-4.1-1 | PROTEIN KINASE PKN/PRK1, EFFECTOR |
| ctg186-6.13-1 | RECOMBINING BINDING PROTEIN SUPPRESSOR OF HAIRLESS |
| ctg186-6.18-1 | NF-E2 INDUCIBLE PROTEIN |
| ctg186-6.19-1 | |
| ctg186-6.20-1 | |
| ctg186-6.23-1 | TECTONIC FAMILY MEMBER |
| ctg186-6.24-1 | THIAMINE PYROPHOSPHATE ENZYMES |
| ctg186-6.9-1 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| ctg1860-0.7-1 | |
| ctg1861-0.12-1 | BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR, HES-RELATED |
| ctg1863-0.12-1 | |
| ctg1863-0.3-1 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
| ctg1864-0.11-1 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
| ctg1864-0.6-1 | |
| ctg1864-0.7-1 | |
| ctg1865-0.1-1 | |
| ctg1865-0.2-1 | |
| ctg1865-0.3-1 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| ctg1865-0.5-1 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
| ctg1867-0.0-1 | EUKARYOTIC TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR 3 -RELATED |
| ctg1867-0.1-1 | GUANYL-NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR |
| ctg1867-0.6-1 | LIPID PHOSPHATE PHOSPHATASE |
| ctg1868-0.1-1 | ENZYMATIC POLYPROTEIN-RELATED |
