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 |
|---|---|
| ctg258-7.2-1 | KINESIN-RELATED PROTEIN 6 |
| ctg258-7.3-1 | |
| ctg258-7.4-1 | PROTEIN DISULFIDE ISOMERASE |
| ctg258-7.5-1 | PROTEIN DISULFIDE ISOMERASE |
| ctg2580-0.0-1 | |
| ctg2580-0.1-1 | |
| ctg2582-0.15-1 | JITTERBUG, ISOFORM N |
| ctg2582-0.16-1 | MYOSIN VII, XV |
| ctg2583-0.12-1 | |
| ctg2583-0.14-1 | INNER MEMBRANE TRANSPORTER YGJI-RELATED |
| ctg2583-0.20-1 | |
| ctg2583-0.7-1 | POL PROTEIN |
| ctg2587-0.3-1 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| ctg2587-0.4-1 | |
| ctg2587-0.5-1 | GRB2-ASSOCIATED AND REGULATOR OF MAPK PROTEIN FAMILY MEMBER |
| ctg2589-0.5-1 | |
| ctg259-0.10-1 | RAS-LIKE FAMILY MEMBER 11 |
| ctg259-0.11-1 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 22 MEMBER |
| ctg259-0.8-1 | IONOTROPIC GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR |
| ctg259-0.9-1 | RAS-LIKE FAMILY MEMBER 11 |
| ctg259-1.0-1 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 22 MEMBER |
| ctg259-1.1-1 | ANKYRIN REPEAT CONTAINING |
| ctg259-2.0-1 | |
| ctg259-2.1-1 | ZINC FINGER MYM-TYPE PROTEIN |
| ctg259-2.2-1 | RNA RECOGNITION MOTIF-CONTAINING |
| ctg259-2.3-1 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
| ctg259-3.2-1 | COILED-COIL DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 58 |
| ctg259-3.3-1 | IMPORTIN ALPHA |
| ctg259-3.5-1 | GROWTH AND TRANSFORMATION-DEPENDENT PROTEIN |
| ctg259-4.12-1 | DPY-19-LIKE 1, LIKE (H. SAPIENS) |
| ctg259-4.13-1 | COILED-COIL DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 81 |
| ctg259-4.5-1 | T-CELL ACTIVATION RHO GTPASE ACTIVATING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| ctg259-4.8-1 | |
| ctg259-4.9-1 | INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS |
| ctg259-5.2-1 | CLATHRIN ASSEMBLY PROTEIN |
| ctg259-5.3-1 | UPF0240 PROTEIN |
| ctg259-5.4-1 | SERINE/THREONINE-PROTEIN KINASE |
| ctg259-6.0-1 | TRANSCRIPTIONAL ENHANCER FACTOR TEF RELATED |
| ctg259-6.1-1 | |
| ctg259-6.8-1 | PARVIN |
| ctg2590-0.13-1 | GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSPEPTIDASE |
| ctg2590-0.5-1 | CARBOXYLESTERASE |
| ctg2592-0.2-1 | ENDONUCLEASE-RELATED |
| ctg2593-0.1-1 | |
| ctg2593-0.2-1 | DEOXYNUCLEOSIDE TRIPHOSPHATE TRIPHOSPHOHYDROLASE |
| ctg2594-0.3-1 | OS10G0105400 PROTEIN |
| ctg2595-0.3-1 | ZINC KNUCKLE DOMAINCONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| ctg2595-0.4-1 | |
| ctg2595-0.5-1 | BONUS, ISOFORM C-RELATED |
| ctg2597-0.0-1 | POL PROTEIN |
