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 |
|---|---|
| ctg332-5.2-1 | NISCHARIN RELATED |
| ctg332-5.8-1 | RHO FAMILY GTPASE |
| ctg332-5.9-1 | RHO FAMILY GTPASE |
| ctg332-6.2-1 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| ctg332-6.7-1 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| ctg332-6.8-1 | |
| ctg332-8.0-1 | SPONDIN |
| ctg332-8.1-1 | NADH DEHYDROGENASE (UBIQUINONE) 1 BETA SUBCOMPLEX, 4 |
| ctg3320-0.1-1 | |
| ctg3320-0.2-1 | CORRINOID ADENOSYLTRANSFERASE |
| ctg333-1.8-1 | ATP-BINDING CASSETTE SUB-FAMILY C |
| ctg333-1.9-1 | MYOTUBULARIN-RELATED |
| ctg333-2.0-1 | NUCLEOPORIN P58/P45 NUCLEOPORIN-LIKE PROTEIN 1 |
| ctg333-2.2-1 | FI01459P |
| ctg333-2.3-1 | |
| ctg333-2.6-1 | ZINC FINGER MATRIN-TYPE PROTEIN 2 |
| ctg333-2.7-1 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| ctg333-3.0-1 | INHIBITOR OF GROWTH PROTEIN |
| ctg333-3.1-1 | CYSTEINYL-TRNA SYNTHETASE |
| ctg333-3.3-1 | CALPAIN |
| ctg333-3.4-1 | CALPAIN |
| ctg333-4.0-1 | |
| ctg333-4.1-1 | PROTEIN INTURNED |
| ctg333-4.5-1 | |
| ctg3331-0.0-1 | LD33804P |
| ctg3331-0.3-1 | |
| ctg3332-0.1-1 | |
| ctg3334-0.0-1 | RECEPTOR-TYPE TYROSINE-PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE |
| ctg3334-0.1-1 | |
| ctg3334-0.3-1 | |
| ctg3336-0.2-1 | ZINC KNUCKLE DOMAINCONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| ctg3337-0.6-1 | KELCH PROTEIN |
| ctg334-0.2-1 | NEUROPEPTIDE RECEPTOR-RELATED G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| ctg334-0.4-1 | SERINE/THREONINE-PROTEIN KINASE NEK |
| ctg334-0.6-1 | MY011 PROTEIN |
| ctg334-1.3-1 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
| ctg334-1.4-1 | OS02G0815200 PROTEIN |
| ctg334-4.0-1 | DNA POLYMERASE SUBUNIT GAMMA-1 |
| ctg334-4.3-1 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| ctg3341-0.11-1 | FOLYLPOLYGLUTAMATE SYNTHASE-RELATED |
| ctg3341-0.12-1 | FOLYLPOLYGLUTAMATE SYNTHASE-RELATED |
| ctg3342-0.3-1 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
| ctg3343-0.2-1 | |
| ctg3345-0.0-1 | |
| ctg3347-0.0-1 | TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR FAMILY MEMBER |
| ctg3349-0.3-1 | BETA1,3-GALACTOSYLTRANSFERASE |
| ctg335-0.0-1 | INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS |
| ctg335-2.0-1 | LEUCINE AMINOPEPTIDASE-RELATED |
| ctg335-2.1-1 | CHITIN SYNTHASE |
| ctg335-2.19-1 | CHITIN SYNTHASE |
