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 |
|---|---|
| ctg1-8.19-1 | |
| ctg1-8.20-1 | AGAP002036-PA |
| ctg1-8.21-1 | AGAP002036-PA |
| ctg1-8.24-1 | |
| ctg1-9.1-1 | VESICLE TRANSPORT V-SNARE PROTEIN VTI1-RELATED |
| ctg1-9.2-1 | CENTROMERE/KINETOCHORE PROTEIN ZW10 |
| ctg1-9.6-1 | MITOCHONDRIAL IMPORT RECEPTOR SUBUNIT TOM20 |
| ctg10-1.0-1 | SARCOSINE DEHYDROGENASE-RELATED |
| ctg10-1.1-1 | |
| ctg10-10.13-1 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE RECEPTOR |
| ctg10-10.16-1 | ADP RIBOSYLATION FACTOR-RELATED |
| ctg10-10.19-1 | |
| ctg10-10.20-1 | METHYLTRANSFERASE |
| ctg10-10.28-1 | LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE CHOLINEPHOSPHOTRANSFERASE LICD |
| ctg10-10.33-1 | BBSOME-INTERACTING PROTEIN 1 |
| ctg10-11.6-1 | OS01G0585100 PROTEIN |
| ctg10-11.7-1 | TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 180 |
| ctg10-12.2-1 | 4-HYDROXYPHENYLPYRUVATE DIOXYGENASE |
| ctg10-12.3-1 | TRANSMEMBRANE EMP24 DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| ctg10-12.4-1 | DACTYLIN |
| ctg10-12.7-1 | MACROPHAGE ERYTHROBLAST ATTACHER-RELATED |
| ctg10-12.9-1 | PHAGE_INTEGRASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| ctg10-13.12-1 | MYOSIN REGULATORY LIGHT CHAIN 2 |
| ctg10-13.13-1 | GTP-BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNIT |
| ctg10-13.8-1 | INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS |
| ctg10-2.3-1 | FAMILY WITH SEQUENCE SIMILARITY 102 |
| ctg10-5.1-1 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| ctg10-5.5-1 | NUCLEAR HORMONE RECEPTOR |
| ctg10-5.6-1 | C-TYPE LECTIN DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 180 |
| ctg10-5.7-1 | ENGULFMENT AND CELL MOTILITY |
| ctg10-7.10-1 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| ctg10-7.11-1 | 30S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN S18 |
| ctg10-7.12-1 | DNA POLYMERASE THETA, PUTATIVE (AFU_ORTHOLOGUE AFUA_1G05260)-RELATED |
| ctg10-7.13-1 | |
| ctg10-7.14-1 | |
| ctg10-7.15-1 | DOMON DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN FRRS1L |
| ctg10-7.16-1 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| ctg10-7.30-1 | ZINC KNUCKLE DOMAINCONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| ctg10-7.8-1 | RING/U-BOX SUPERFAMILY PROTEIN |
| ctg100-2.8-1 | SOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR |
| ctg100-5.1-1 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| ctg100-6.2-1 | BLR6086 PROTEIN |
| ctg100-7.1-1 | BLR6086 PROTEIN |
| ctg100-7.20-1 | S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE-DEPENDENT METHYLTRANSFERASE RELATED |
| ctg100-7.22-1 | STERILE ALPHA MOTIF DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN 10 |
| ctg100-7.23-1 | VITELLOGENIN-RELATED |
| ctg100-7.3-1 | BLR6086 PROTEIN |
| ctg100-7.4-1 | BLR6086 PROTEIN |
| ctg100-7.6-1 | BLR6086 PROTEIN |
| ctg1000-0.3-1 |
