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 |
|---|---|
| ctg405-3.3-1 | - |
| ctg405-3.4-1 | ZINC KNUCKLE DOMAINCONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| ctg4051-0.0-1 | |
| ctg4056-0.2-1 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| ctg4056-0.5-1 | |
| ctg4058-0.0-1 | |
| ctg406-0.1-1 | EG:EG0003.4 PROTEIN-RELATED |
| ctg406-0.6-1 | ALPHA CATENIN |
| ctg406-1.5-1 | CCR4 NOT-RELATED |
| ctg406-1.7-1 | SEC63 DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| ctg406-2.0-1 | CHARGED MULTIVESICULAR BODY PROTEIN |
| ctg406-3.11-1 | |
| ctg406-3.15-1 | UNR PROTEIN N-RAS UPSTREAM GENE PROTEIN |
| ctg406-3.16-1 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| ctg406-3.17-1 | GCIP-INTERACTING PROTEIN P29 |
| ctg406-3.18-1 | |
| ctg406-3.21-1 | |
| ctg406-3.24-1 | PEROXISOMAL TARGETING SIGNAL 2 RECEPTOR |
| ctg406-3.7-1 | INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS |
| ctg406-3.9-1 | |
| ctg4062-0.3-1 | UFM1-SPECIFIC PROTEASE 2 |
| ctg4063-0.1-1 | LEUCOKININ RECEPTOR-RELATED |
| ctg4064-0.0-1 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| ctg4064-0.1-1 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| ctg4064-0.2-1 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| ctg4066-0.1-1 | CONTACTIN 5 |
| ctg4067-0.0-1 | |
| ctg4069-0.1-1 | |
| ctg407-1.15-1 | F20B24.22 |
| ctg407-1.17-1 | BETA-HEXOSAMINIDASE |
| ctg407-1.18-1 | BETA-HEXOSAMINIDASE |
| ctg407-2.0-1 | |
| ctg407-2.5-1 | NEUROPEPTIDE RECEPTOR-RELATED G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| ctg407-3.13-1 | SECRETORY CARRIER-ASSOCIATED MEMBRANE PROTEIN SCAMP |
| ctg407-3.14-1 | 40S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN S17 |
| ctg407-3.15-1 | TUBULIN |
| ctg407-3.17-1 | DEFECTIVE PROBOSCIS EXTENSION RESPONSE DPR -RELATED |
| ctg4070-0.0-1 | TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CHANNEL |
| ctg4078-0.0-1 | |
| ctg4078-0.1-1 | |
| ctg4079-0.0-1 | S-FORMYLGLUTATHIONE HYDROLASE |
| ctg4079-0.2-1 | ANKYRIN REPEAT DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 39-RELATED |
| ctg408-3.0-1 | TETRASPANIN |
| ctg408-3.13-1 | ARMADILLO REPEAT-CONTAINING PROTEIN 4 ARMC4 |
| ctg408-3.4-1 | FRIZZLED |
| ctg4080-0.0-1 | |
| ctg4083-0.0-1 | |
| ctg4083-0.1-1 | |
| ctg4086-0.0-1 | |
| ctg4086-0.4-1 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
