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 |
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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 |
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Gae_host_genome | 1.1Gb | Chromosome | 2021 | JAEHGF01 | Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | PRJNA612619 | 94.60% | 22,556 |
Title | Journal | Pubmed ID |
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Hologenome analysis reveals dual symbiosis in the deep-sea hydrothermal vent snail Gigantopelta aegis | nature communications | 33608555 |
Gene ID | Description |
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ctg390-2.15-1 | RIBOSOME BIOGENESIS PROTEIN TSR3 HOMOLOG |
ctg390-3.0-1 | 80 KDA MCM3-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN |
ctg390-3.15-1 | CAMP-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE REGULATORY CHAIN |
ctg390-3.18-1 | |
ctg3901-0.0-1 | RIBOFLAVIN TRANSPORTER RIBJ |
ctg3904-0.0-1 | CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE ASSEMBLY FACTOR 6 HOMOLOG |
ctg3905-0.4-1 | |
ctg3905-0.6-1 | |
ctg3905-0.8-1 | IGGFC_BINDING DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
ctg3907-0.3-1 | ZINC FINGER-CONTAINING PROTEIN P48ZNF |
ctg391-0.0-1 | PROLINE OXIDASE |
ctg391-1.7-1 | |
ctg391-2.1-1 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
ctg391-4.0-1 | |
ctg3911-0.0-1 | PROPERDIN |
ctg3914-0.2-1 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
ctg3915-0.0-1 | |
ctg3915-0.2-1 | |
ctg3916-0.0-1 | |
ctg3917-0.7-1 | |
ctg3918-0.2-1 | ANKYRIN REPEAT PROTEIN |
ctg392-0.1-1 | MITOCHONDRIAL DICARBOXYLATE CARRIER-RELATED |
ctg392-2.12-1 | PKSB |
ctg392-2.17-1 | FORKHEAD-ASSOCIATED DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 1-RELATED |
ctg392-2.18-1 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
ctg392-2.19-1 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
ctg392-2.21-1 | PROTEIN/NUCLEIC ACID DEGLYCASE DJ-1-RELATED |
ctg392-2.22-1 | PCNA-ASSOCIATED FACTOR |
ctg392-2.23-1 | CYSTEINE DESULFURYLASE FAMILY MEMBER |
ctg392-2.24-1 | SPRY DOMAIN CONTAINING SOCS BOX PROTEIN |
ctg392-3.11-1 | RGD1565685 PROTEIN |
ctg392-3.2-1 | RAN GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE RELEASE FACTOR |
ctg3924-0.1-1 | |
ctg3925-0.4-1 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
ctg3925-0.5-1 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
ctg3927-0.6-1 | SACSIN |
ctg3927-0.7-1 | SACSIN |
ctg3927-0.8-1 | |
ctg393-1.11-1 | |
ctg393-1.21-1 | ASPARTATEAMMONIA/ARGININOSUCCINATE/ADENYLOSUCCINATE LYASE |
ctg393-1.5-1 | CARTILAGE ACIDIC PROTEIN 1 |
ctg393-1.6-1 | TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 179 |
ctg393-1.7-1 | TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 179 |
ctg393-1.8-1 | |
ctg393-1.9-1 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
ctg393-2.3-1 | |
ctg393-2.4-1 | PHAGE_INTEGRASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
ctg393-5.0-1 | THIOSULFATE SULFERTANSFERASE |
ctg393-5.1-1 | THIOSULFATE SULFERTANSFERASE |
ctg393-5.2-1 |