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 |
|---|---|
| ctg316-1.12-1 | SHIPPO-1-RELATED |
| ctg316-1.18-1 | GH3 DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| ctg316-1.19-1 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| ctg316-2.0-1 | SER/THR-RICH PROTEIN T10 IN DGCR REGION |
| ctg316-2.1-1 | PROTEIN SON |
| ctg316-2.2-1 | FIP1-LIKE 1 PROTEIN |
| ctg316-4.0-1 | RHO FAMILY GTPASE |
| ctg316-4.1-1 | PEPTIDYL-PROLYL CIS-TRANS ISOMERASE |
| ctg316-4.25-1 | T-COMPLEX-ASSOCIATED-TESTIS-EXPRESSED 1/ DYNEIN LIGHT CHAIN |
| ctg316-4.27-1 | |
| ctg316-4.29-1 | AMILORIDE-SENSITIVE SODIUM CHANNEL-RELATED |
| ctg316-4.3-1 | MUCIN/PORIMIN |
| ctg316-4.4-1 | |
| ctg316-4.7-1 | MANNOSYL-OLIGOSACCHARIDE ALPHA-1,2-MANNOSIDASE-RELATED |
| ctg316-4.8-1 | CHARGED MULTIVESICULAR BODY PROTEIN |
| ctg3160-0.0-1 | SODIUM/CHLORIDE DEPENDENT TRANSPORTER |
| ctg3160-0.2-1 | INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS |
| ctg3160-0.3-1 | SODIUM/CHLORIDE DEPENDENT TRANSPORTER |
| ctg3161-0.2-1 | EUKARYOTIC TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR 3 -RELATED |
| ctg3161-0.3-1 | COP9 SIGNALOSOME COMPLEX SUBUNIT 8 |
| ctg3163-0.0-1 | |
| ctg3163-0.1-1 | LON PROTEASE |
| ctg3163-0.2-1 | RAS GTPASE-ACTIVATING PROTEIN WITH IQ MOTIF |
| ctg3164-0.0-1 | |
| ctg3164-0.3-1 | BETA-1,2-N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINYLTRANSFERASE II |
| ctg3166-0.0-1 | - |
| ctg3167-0.1-1 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
| ctg3167-0.3-1 | HAT FAMILY DIMERISATION DOMAINCONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| ctg3168-0.3-1 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| ctg3169-0.3-1 | EBNA2 BINDING PROTEIN P100 |
| ctg3169-0.4-1 | EBNA2 BINDING PROTEIN P100 |
| ctg317-0.5-1 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
| ctg317-1.1-1 | CALCOFLUOR WHITE HYPERSENSITIVE PROTEIN PRECURSOR |
| ctg317-3.0-1 | TESTIS-EXPRESSED PROTEIN 26 ISOFORM X3 |
| ctg317-3.15-1 | INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS |
| ctg317-3.2-1 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE RECEPTOR |
| ctg317-4.2-1 | |
| ctg317-6.1-1 | LEUCOKININ RECEPTOR-RELATED |
| ctg317-6.3-1 | CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE SUBUNIT 5B, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| ctg317-6.4-1 | RB1-INDUCIBLE COILED-COIL |
| ctg317-7.3-1 | SYNAPTONEMAL COMPLEX PROTEIN-RELATED |
| ctg317-7.4-1 | |
| ctg317-8.1-1 | GUANYLYL CYCLASE |
| ctg317-8.3-1 | - |
| ctg317-8.4-1 | |
| ctg317-8.5-1 | RING FINGER AND CHY ZINC FINGER DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 1 |
| ctg3170-0.2-1 | |
| ctg3173-0.0-1 | |
| ctg3174-0.3-1 | ZINC KNUCKLE DOMAINCONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| ctg3174-0.5-1 | SODIUM/CHLORIDE DEPENDENT TRANSPORTER |
