About Gigantopelta aegis

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.


Basic Information
SpeciesPhylumCommon NameEcosystemDepthHabitatNCBI Taxonomy ID
Gigantopelta aegisMolluscadeep-sea hydrothermal vent snailHydrothermal vent>2,761Longqi hydrothermal vent field (37.7839°S, 49.6502°E) on the Southwest Indian Ridge1735272

Genome Assembly Information
Genome AssemblyGenome SizeAssembly levelReleased yearWGS accessionSubmitterBioProjectBUSCO completenessGene Number
Gae_host_genome1.1GbChromosome2021JAEHGF01Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyPRJNA61261994.60%22,556

References
TitleJournalPubmed ID
Hologenome analysis reveals dual symbiosis in the deep-sea hydrothermal vent snail Gigantopelta aegisnature communications33608555

Gene Information

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Gene IDDescription
ctg290-9.5-1MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED
ctg2900-0.6-1FINGER PUTATIVE TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FAMILY-RELATED
ctg2903-0.0-1ENDONUCLEASE-RELATED
ctg2903-0.1-1CENTROMERE PROTEIN I
ctg2905-0.2-1BTB/POZ DOMAIN-CONTAINING
ctg2905-0.5-1BTB/POZ DOMAIN-CONTAINING
ctg2905-0.6-1BTB/POZ DOMAIN-CONTAINING
ctg2906-0.19-1G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR
ctg2907-0.2-1FTP DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN
ctg2909-0.0-1
ctg291-0.0-1NEUROTRANSMITTER GATED ION CHANNEL
ctg291-2.0-1NEUROTRANSMITTER GATED ION CHANNEL
ctg291-2.1-1NEUROTRANSMITTER GATED ION CHANNEL
ctg291-3.10-1NEUROTRANSMITTER GATED ION CHANNEL
ctg291-3.11-1NEUROTRANSMITTER GATED ION CHANNEL
ctg291-3.13-1
ctg291-5.9-1NEUROTRANSMITTER GATED ION CHANNEL
ctg291-7.12-1BRAIN PROTEIN I3
ctg291-7.13-1PUTATIVE-RELATED
ctg291-7.15-1UNCHARACTERIZED
ctg291-7.16-1G BETA-LIKE PROTEIN GBL
ctg291-7.9-1
ctg291-8.10-1SERINE HYDROXYMETHYLTRANSFERASE
ctg291-8.18-1
ctg291-8.7-1NITRATE, FORMATE, IRON DEHYDROGENASE
ctg291-8.9-1
ctg2910-0.0-1MITOCHONDRIAL NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE TRANSPORTER 1-RELATED-RELATED
ctg2911-0.4-1ENDONUCLEASE
ctg2912-0.0-160S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L4
ctg2913-0.1-1SERINE-THREONINE PROTEIN KINASE
ctg2914-0.4-1FIBRINOGEN/TENASCIN/ANGIOPOEITIN
ctg2914-0.6-1FIBRINOGEN/TENASCIN/ANGIOPOEITIN
ctg2916-0.1-1
ctg2917-0.0-1
ctg2917-0.1-1KELCH PROTEIN
ctg2917-0.3-1KELCH PROTEIN
ctg2917-0.4-1KELCH PROTEIN
ctg2918-0.1-1HSC70CB, ISOFORM G-RELATED
ctg292-0.5-1DISCOIDIN, CUB, EGF, LAMININ , AND ZINC METALLOPROTEASE DOMAIN CONTAINING
ctg292-1.11-1ATP-DEPENDENT RNA HELICASE
ctg292-1.5-1TUDOR DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN
ctg292-3.0-1STAR-RELATED LIPID TRANSFER PROTEIN 9
ctg292-3.1-1
ctg292-3.2-1
ctg292-4.1-1SYNAPTOTAGMIN 14, ISOFORM D
ctg292-4.10-1TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED
ctg292-4.14-1
ctg292-4.2-1
ctg292-4.8-1OPTIC ATROPHY 3 PROTEIN OPA3
ctg2920-0.0-1PROTEIN CBG26694
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