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 |
|---|---|
| ctg3615-0.5-1 | BONUS, ISOFORM C-RELATED |
| ctg3615-0.7-1 | |
| ctg3615-0.8-1 | PHENAZINE BIOSYNTHESIS PROTEIN |
| ctg3615-0.9-1 | PHENAZINE BIOSYNTHESIS PROTEIN |
| ctg3616-0.10-1 | |
| ctg3616-0.2-1 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 17 |
| ctg3616-0.9-1 | |
| ctg3618-0.1-1 | |
| ctg362-0.2-1 | |
| ctg362-1.1-1 | RNA POLYMERASE III DNA DIRECTED -RELATED |
| ctg362-1.2-1 | MOLYBDOPTERIN SYNTHASE RELATED |
| ctg362-2.7-1 | NEUROTRANSMITTER GATED ION CHANNEL |
| ctg362-5.20-1 | |
| ctg362-5.28-1 | NEUROPEPTIDE RECEPTOR-RELATED G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| ctg362-5.30-1 | |
| ctg362-5.31-1 | PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL GLYCAN |
| ctg362-5.34-1 | |
| ctg362-5.35-1 | |
| ctg3621-0.4-1 | IGGFC_BINDING DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| ctg3622-0.0-1 | |
| ctg3623-0.0-1 | BETA-1,3-N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINYLTRANSFERASE |
| ctg3623-0.1-1 | BETA-1,3-N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINYLTRANSFERASE |
| ctg3623-0.3-1 | |
| ctg3627-0.1-1 | DIMETHYLANILINE MONOOXYGENASE |
| ctg3628-0.2-1 | SIDEROFLEXIN |
| ctg3629-0.0-1 | 5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE RECEPTOR |
| ctg363-0.3-1 | FTP DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| ctg363-0.6-1 | |
| ctg363-1.5-1 | FTP DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| ctg363-1.6-1 | FTP DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| ctg363-3.1-1 | PURPLE ACID PHOSPHATASE |
| ctg363-3.3-1 | LATE EMBRYOGENESIS ABUNDANT PLANTS LEA-RELATED |
| ctg363-3.5-1 | DIHYDROLIPOAMIDE ACETYL/SUCCINYL-TRANSFERASE-RELATED |
| ctg363-4.0-1 | FUMARYLACETOACETASE |
| ctg363-4.14-1 | PDF RECEPTOR-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED |
| ctg363-4.16-1 | PURPLE ACID PHOSPHATASE |
| ctg363-4.17-1 | PURPLE ACID PHOSPHATASE |
| ctg363-4.19-1 | INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS |
| ctg363-4.21-1 | |
| ctg3632-0.3-1 | |
| ctg3636-0.3-1 | CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE POLYPEPTIDE VIC-2 |
| ctg3637-0.0-1 | |
| ctg3637-0.4-1 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| ctg364-1.4-1 | INOSITOL POLYPHOSPHATE KINASE 1 |
| ctg364-2.0-1 | COILED-COIL DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 51 |
| ctg364-3.4-1 | INOSITOL POLYPHOSPHATE KINASE 1 |
| ctg364-3.5-1 | WASH COMPLEX SUBUNIT 4 |
| ctg364-4.10-1 | IKB KINASE |
| ctg364-4.7-1 | TRANSPOSON |
| ctg364-4.8-1 |
