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 |
|---|---|
| ctg3494-0.3-1 | |
| ctg3494-0.5-1 | CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN-RELATED CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 19 |
| ctg3494-0.6-1 | CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN-RELATED CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 8 |
| ctg3494-0.7-1 | |
| ctg3494-0.8-1 | CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN-RELATED CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 8 |
| ctg3496-0.2-1 | PARP/ZINC FINGER CCCH TYPE DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| ctg3497-0.0-1 | |
| ctg3497-0.1-1 | |
| ctg3498-0.3-1 | TRANSPOSON TY3-I GAG-POL POLYPROTEIN |
| ctg35-1.8-1 | RNA HELICASE |
| ctg35-10.13-1 | HISTONE H3 METHYLTRANSFERASE |
| ctg35-10.14-1 | HISTONE H3 METHYLTRANSFERASE |
| ctg35-10.15-1 | SERINE/THREONINE-PROTEIN KINASE WNK WITH NO LYSINE -RELATED |
| ctg35-10.16-1 | TETRATRICOPEPTIDE REPEAT PROTEIN 39 FAMILY MEMBER |
| ctg35-10.17-1 | PHAGE_INTEGRASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| ctg35-10.18-1 | CYSTEINE AND GLYCINE-RICH PROTEIN 2 BINDING PROTEIN |
| ctg35-11.1-1 | THO COMPLEX SUBUNIT 1 |
| ctg35-11.11-1 | CHOLINE TRANSPORTER-LIKE (SLC FAMILY 44) |
| ctg35-11.2-1 | THO COMPLEX SUBUNIT 1 |
| ctg35-11.4-1 | |
| ctg35-11.6-1 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 35 MEMBER B |
| ctg35-2.1-1 | NON-SMC ELEMENT 1-RELATED |
| ctg35-2.10-1 | LD33804P |
| ctg35-2.2-1 | ASPARAGINE SYNTHETASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 1 |
| ctg35-2.3-1 | ADAM A DISINTEGRIN AND METALLOPROTEASE DOMAIN |
| ctg35-2.4-1 | CALCIUM/CALMODULIN-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE KINASE-RELATED |
| ctg35-2.5-1 | |
| ctg35-3.2-1 | PROTEIN SIDEKICK |
| ctg35-3.3-1 | CONTACTIN 5 |
| ctg35-3.4-1 | CTX-RELATED TYPE I TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN |
| ctg35-3.5-1 | PROTEIN SIDEKICK |
| ctg35-3.6-1 | DDB1- AND CUL4-ASSOCIATED FACTOR 15 |
| ctg35-4.0-1 | RNA EXONUCLEASE REXO1 / RECO3 FAMILY MEMBER-RELATED |
| ctg35-6.10-1 | POLY A POLYMERASE CID PAP -RELATED |
| ctg35-6.12-1 | T-COMPLEX-ASSOCIATED-TESTIS-EXPRESSED 1/ DYNEIN LIGHT CHAIN |
| ctg35-6.9-1 | G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR FAMILY 1 MEMBER |
| ctg35-7.13-1 | G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR FAMILY 1 MEMBER |
| ctg35-7.7-1 | FAM187 |
| ctg35-7.8-1 | |
| ctg35-7.9-1 | G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR FAMILY 1 MEMBER |
| ctg35-8.2-1 | TRANSPORTIN 3 AND IMPORTIN 13 |
| ctg35-8.6-1 | PEPTIDYL-PROLYL CIS-TRANS ISOMERASE-RELATED |
| ctg35-8.9-1 | DISCS LARGE |
| ctg35-9.0-1 | SNF2/RAD54 FAMILY MEMBER |
| ctg35-9.1-1 | DNAJ HOMOLOG SUBFAMILY C MEMBER |
| ctg35-9.2-1 | DNAJ HOMOLOG SUBFAMILY C MEMBER |
| ctg350-0.0-1 | SODIUM/CHLORIDE DEPENDENT TRANSPORTER |
| ctg350-0.1-1 | RIBITOL-5-PHOSPHATE XYLOSYLTRANSFERASE 1 |
| ctg350-1.1-1 | THUMP DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| ctg350-2.0-1 | DNA REPAIR PROTEIN XP-C / RAD4 |
