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 |
|---|---|
| ctg2228-0.5-1 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| ctg2228-0.8-1 | |
| ctg2229-0.2-1 | DEDICATOR OF CYTOKINESIS DOCK |
| ctg223-1.13-1 | INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS |
| ctg223-1.6-1 | |
| ctg223-1.7-1 | CCR4 NOT-RELATED |
| ctg223-2.1-1 | CENTROSOMAL PROTEIN OF 131 KDA |
| ctg223-3.0-1 | PHD FINGER-LIKE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 5A |
| ctg223-3.1-1 | ATILLA, ISOFORM B-RELATED-RELATED |
| ctg223-3.10-1 | |
| ctg223-3.15-1 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
| ctg223-3.16-1 | ATILLA, ISOFORM B-RELATED-RELATED |
| ctg223-3.4-1 | PROTEIN HID1 |
| ctg223-3.5-1 | PROTEIN HID1 |
| ctg223-3.7-1 | ATP-DEPENDENT RNA HELICASE RHLE-RELATED |
| ctg223-5.0-1 | UBIQUITIN LIGASE SPECIFICITY FACTOR/HREP PROTEIN |
| ctg223-5.2-1 | FIBRINOGEN/TENASCIN/ANGIOPOEITIN |
| ctg223-5.21-1 | FIBRINOGEN/TENASCIN/ANGIOPOEITIN |
| ctg223-5.3-1 | DYNEIN HEAVY CHAIN |
| ctg223-5.4-1 | DYNEIN HEAVY CHAIN 1, AXONEMAL-LIKE PROTEIN |
| ctg223-5.5-1 | PEPTIDOGLYCAN RECOGNITION PROTEIN |
| ctg2231-0.7-1 | INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS |
| ctg2234-0.7-1 | ZINC METALLOPROTEASE FAMILY M13 NEPRILYSIN-RELATED |
| ctg2234-0.8-1 | ZINC METALLOPROTEASE FAMILY M13 NEPRILYSIN-RELATED |
| ctg2234-0.9-1 | ZINC METALLOPROTEASE FAMILY M13 NEPRILYSIN-RELATED |
| ctg2237-0.13-1 | PEROXISOMAL SARCOSINE OXIDASE |
| ctg2237-0.4-1 | RABPHILIN, ISOFORM A |
| ctg2237-0.5-1 | RABPHILIN, ISOFORM A |
| ctg2237-0.6-1 | PEROXISOMAL SARCOSINE OXIDASE |
| ctg2237-0.9-1 | TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN INDUCED BY TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA |
| ctg2238-0.4-1 | |
| ctg224-1.0-1 | PUTATIVE-RELATED |
| ctg224-5.0-1 | GLYCOLIPID TRANSFER PROTEIN-RELATED |
| ctg224-5.1-1 | INOSITOL POLYPHOSPHATE KINASE |
| ctg224-5.10-1 | |
| ctg224-5.2-1 | COILED-COIL DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 14 |
| ctg224-5.39-1 | DNA PRIMASE SMALL SUBUNIT |
| ctg224-5.4-1 | IMPORTIN BETA |
| ctg224-5.8-1 | ENVOPLAKIN |
| ctg224-5.9-1 | ENVOPLAKIN |
| ctg2240-0.1-1 | EMILIN ELASTIN MICROFIBRIL INTERFACE-LOCATED PROTEIN ELASTIN MICROFIBRIL INTERFACER |
| ctg2241-0.10-1 | |
| ctg2241-0.11-1 | PROPROTEIN CONVERTASE SUBTILISIN/KEXIN-RELATED |
| ctg2241-0.12-1 | PROPROTEIN CONVERTASE SUBTILISIN/KEXIN-RELATED |
| ctg2242-0.12-1 | FIBRINOGEN/TENASCIN/ANGIOPOEITIN |
| ctg2242-0.13-1 | FIBRINOGEN/TENASCIN/ANGIOPOEITIN |
| ctg2242-0.3-1 | PHAGE_INTEGRASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| ctg2243-0.11-1 | |
| ctg2243-0.12-1 | |
| ctg2244-0.11-1 | BAX INHIBITOR-RELATED |
