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 |
|---|---|
| ctg21-4.7-1 | F20B24.22 |
| ctg21-4.8-1 | AGAP001705-PA |
| ctg21-5.10-1 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| ctg21-5.2-1 | INTEGRATOR COMPLEX SUBUNIT 3 |
| ctg21-5.29-1 | |
| ctg21-5.3-1 | |
| ctg21-5.30-1 | POLY ADP-RIBOSE POLYMERASE FAMILY, MEMBER PARP |
| ctg21-5.36-1 | SERINE/THREONINE-PROTEIN KINASE |
| ctg21-5.37-1 | |
| ctg210-0.3-1 | RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN S6 KINASE |
| ctg210-1.2-1 | C2 DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| ctg210-1.3-1 | RHO GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR AT 64C, ISOFORM A |
| ctg210-3.1-1 | |
| ctg210-3.10-1 | QUINONE OXIDOREDUCTASE-LIKE PROTEIN 1 |
| ctg210-3.18-1 | NUCLEAR INHIBITOR OF PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE-1 |
| ctg210-3.2-1 | BIOGENESIS OF LYSOSOME-RELATED ORGANELLES COMPLEX 1 SUBUNIT 3 |
| ctg210-3.20-1 | TRANSPOSON |
| ctg210-3.6-1 | AP ENDONUCLEASE |
| ctg210-3.7-1 | |
| ctg210-5.0-1 | UBIQUITIN CARBOXYL-TERMINAL HYDROLASE |
| ctg210-5.1-1 | 1-ACYLGLYCEROL-3-PHOSPHATE ACYLTRANSFERASE-RELATED |
| ctg210-6.0-1 | PROSTATE APOPTOSIS RESPONSE PROTEIN PAR-4 |
| ctg210-6.1-1 | |
| ctg210-6.2-1 | |
| ctg210-6.20-1 | |
| ctg210-6.3-1 | 26S PROTEASOME NON-ATPASE REGULATORY SUBUNIT 13 |
| ctg210-6.4-1 | FLAP ENDONUCLEASE FAMILY MEMBER |
| ctg210-6.5-1 | SIGNAL RECOGNITION PARTICLE 54K PROTEIN SRP54 |
| ctg210-8.17-1 | PHYTANOYL-COA DIOXYGENASE-RELATED-RELATED |
| ctg210-8.18-1 | ENZYMATIC POLYPROTEIN-RELATED |
| ctg210-8.19-1 | PHYTANOYL-COA DIOXYGENASE DOMAIN CONTAINING 1 |
| ctg210-8.20-1 | PHYTANOYL-COA DIOXYGENASE DOMAIN CONTAINING 1 |
| ctg210-9.1-1 | SPECTRIN/FILAMIN RELATED CYTOSKELETAL PROTEIN |
| ctg210-9.2-1 | SPECTRIN/FILAMIN RELATED CYTOSKELETAL PROTEIN |
| ctg210-9.3-1 | TYROSINE SPECIFIC PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE AND DUAL SPECIFICITY PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE |
| ctg2100-0.2-1 | E3 UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE MIB2 |
| ctg2100-0.3-1 | E3 UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE MIB2 |
| ctg2100-0.4-1 | |
| ctg2100-0.5-1 | E3 UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE MIB2 |
| ctg2100-0.6-1 | ANKYRIN REPEAT PROTEIN |
| ctg2101-2.1-1 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
| ctg2101-2.30-1 | PROTEIN ENHANCER OF SEVENLESS 2B |
| ctg2101-2.33-1 | |
| ctg2101-2.34-1 | PARP/ZINC FINGER CCCH TYPE DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| ctg2101-2.35-1 | DEATH DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN CRADD |
| ctg2101-2.36-1 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE |
| ctg2101-2.4-1 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE RECEPTOR |
| ctg2102-0.0-1 | ANKYRIN REPEAT CONTAINING |
| ctg2102-0.3-1 | ANKYRIN REPEAT DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 31-RELATED |
| ctg2103-0.2-1 |
