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 |
|---|---|
| ctg2272-0.5-1 | |
| ctg2275-0.0-1 | SULFATE TRANSPORTER |
| ctg2275-0.12-1 | SULFATE TRANSPORTER |
| ctg2275-0.3-1 | SULFATE TRANSPORTER |
| ctg2275-0.5-1 | SULFATE TRANSPORTER |
| ctg2275-0.6-1 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
| ctg2275-0.7-1 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
| ctg2275-0.9-1 | SULFATE TRANSPORTER |
| ctg2277-0.8-1 | NEUROTRANSMITTER GATED ION CHANNEL |
| ctg2278-0.5-1 | POLYCYSTIN FAMILY MEMBER |
| ctg2279-0.11-1 | |
| ctg2279-0.12-1 | COMPLEMENT COMPONENT-RELATED SUSHI DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| ctg228-1.10-1 | |
| ctg228-1.19-1 | GANGLIOSIDE INDUCED DIFFERENTIATION ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 2-RELATED |
| ctg228-1.20-1 | E3 UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE PRAJA |
| ctg228-1.24-1 | BIOGENESIS OF LYSOSOME-RELATED ORGANELLES COMPLEX 1 SUBUNIT 2 |
| ctg228-1.25-1 | RNA-BINDING (RRM/RBD/RNP MOTIFS) FAMILY PROTEIN |
| ctg228-1.5-1 | ADP RIBOSYLATION FACTOR-RELATED |
| ctg228-2.0-1 | |
| ctg228-2.1-1 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| ctg228-2.3-1 | NUCLEAR PROTEIN LOCALIZATION 4 |
| ctg228-2.5-1 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| ctg228-7.0-1 | |
| ctg228-7.1-1 | POLYCOMB GROUP PROTEIN |
| ctg228-7.21-1 | BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN INHIBITOR, NOGGIN |
| ctg228-7.28-1 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| ctg228-7.29-1 | RHOMBOID-RELATED PROTEIN |
| ctg228-7.3-1 | RHOMBOID-RELATED PROTEIN |
| ctg228-7.35-1 | MARINER MOS1 TRANSPOSASE-LIKE PROTEIN |
| ctg228-8.6-1 | SODIUM/CALCIUM EXCHANGER |
| ctg228-9.11-1 | SODIUM/CALCIUM EXCHANGER |
| ctg228-9.12-1 | SERINE/THREONINE-PROTEIN KINASE 19 |
| ctg228-9.14-1 | CARDIOLIPIN HYDROLASE |
| ctg228-9.20-1 | 5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE RECEPTOR |
| ctg228-9.22-1 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| ctg2280-0.2-1 | CBL |
| ctg2282-0.0-1 | FAS-ASSOCIATING DEATH DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN FADD |
| ctg2282-0.1-1 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
| ctg2282-0.2-1 | FAS-ASSOCIATING DEATH DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN FADD |
| ctg2282-0.3-1 | FAS-ASSOCIATING DEATH DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN FADD |
| ctg2283-0.10-1 | |
| ctg2283-0.11-1 | TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR S-II ZINC FINGER DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| ctg2283-0.3-1 | |
| ctg2284-0.1-1 | T-CELL ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA/STEM CELL LEUKEMIA-RELATED |
| ctg2285-0.10-1 | TITIN |
| ctg2285-0.5-1 | |
| ctg2285-0.6-1 | INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS |
| ctg2285-0.9-1 | CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN-RELATED CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 19 |
| ctg2286-0.0-1 | TRANSPORTIN 3 AND IMPORTIN 13 |
| ctg2286-0.1-1 | SODIUM/DICARBOXYLATE SYMPORTER-RELATED |
