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 |
|---|---|
| ctg217-6.47-1 | CHITINASE |
| ctg217-6.49-1 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| ctg217-6.5-1 | CHITINASE |
| ctg217-6.6-1 | CHITINASE |
| ctg217-6.7-1 | ZINC PHOSPHODIESTERASE ELAC PROTEIN 2 |
| ctg217-6.8-1 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 22 MEMBER |
| ctg2170-0.2-1 | |
| ctg2170-0.6-1 | GLUTAMINE SYNTHETASE |
| ctg2171-0.12-1 | NF-KAPPA-B ESSENTIAL MODULATOR |
| ctg2171-0.13-1 | |
| ctg2171-0.14-1 | ULP_PROTEASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| ctg2171-0.15-1 | CALCIUM-INDEPENDENT PHOSPHOLIPASE A2-GAMMA |
| ctg2171-0.6-1 | |
| ctg2172-0.1-1 | MULTI-COPPER OXIDASE |
| ctg2172-0.6-1 | F5/8 TYPE C DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| ctg2173-0.0-1 | |
| ctg2173-0.8-1 | SCAVENGER RECEPTOR CLASS F |
| ctg2174-0.15-1 | NITRILASE C965.09-RELATED |
| ctg2174-0.16-1 | PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE |
| ctg2174-0.3-1 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 13 MEMBER |
| ctg2176-0.0-1 | |
| ctg2177-0.0-1 | MYOSUPPRESSIN RECEPTOR 1, ISOFORM B-RELATED |
| ctg2178-0.12-1 | INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS |
| ctg2178-0.5-1 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 13 MEMBER |
| ctg2178-0.6-1 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 13 MEMBER |
| ctg2178-0.7-1 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 13 MEMBER |
| ctg2178-0.8-1 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 13 MEMBER |
| ctg2178-0.9-1 | |
| ctg2179-0.1-1 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| ctg2179-0.4-1 | |
| ctg218-2.0-1 | CANCER-RELATED NUCLEOSIDE-TRIPHOSPHATASE |
| ctg218-2.12-1 | SERINE/THREONINE-PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 5-RELATED |
| ctg218-2.2-1 | - |
| ctg218-2.4-1 | SYNAPTOSOMAL ASSOCIATED PROTEIN |
| ctg218-2.5-1 | |
| ctg218-2.7-1 | ENZYMATIC POLYPROTEIN-RELATED |
| ctg218-2.9-1 | |
| ctg218-3.0-1 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN 106 |
| ctg218-3.1-1 | GERANYLGERANYL TRANSFERASE TYPE BETA SUBUNIT |
| ctg218-3.2-1 | PROTEIN MAX MYC-ASSOCIATED FACTOR X |
| ctg218-4.4-1 | UBIQUITIN-ACTIVATING ENZYME E1 |
| ctg218-6.5-1 | FORKHEAD BOX PROTEIN |
| ctg2180-0.0-1 | LEUCOKININ RECEPTOR-RELATED |
| ctg2180-0.11-1 | ZINC KNUCKLE DOMAINCONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| ctg2180-0.22-1 | |
| ctg2180-0.23-1 | |
| ctg2181-0.2-1 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| ctg2181-0.4-1 | |
| ctg2182-0.18-1 | SODIUM/DICARBOXYLATE SYMPORTER-RELATED |
| ctg2182-0.19-1 | SODIUM/DICARBOXYLATE SYMPORTER-RELATED |
