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 |
|---|---|
| ctg465-0.3-1 | |
| ctg465-3.4-1 | ATP-DEPENDENT RNA HELICASE |
| ctg465-3.5-1 | MITOCHONDRIAL RIBOSOME-ASSOCIATED GTPASE 1 |
| ctg465-4.0-1 | INTEGRIN ALPHA |
| ctg465-4.1-1 | INTEGRIN ALPHA |
| ctg465-4.3-1 | |
| ctg465-4.4-1 | SUCCINATE--HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARATE COA-TRANSFERASE |
| ctg465-5.0-1 | DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE II, III |
| ctg465-7.4-1 | MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN XMAP215 |
| ctg465-7.5-1 | MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN XMAP215 |
| ctg465-7.6-1 | ENOS INTERACTING PROTEIN |
| ctg465-8.1-1 | TETRASPANIN |
| ctg4651-0.0-1 | CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN-RELATED CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 19 |
| ctg4651-0.1-1 | CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN-RELATED CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 19 |
| ctg4651-0.4-1 | INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS |
| ctg4653-0.0-1 | 60S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L24 |
| ctg4656-0.7-1 | FIBRINOGEN/TENASCIN/ANGIOPOEITIN |
| ctg4657-0.0-1 | PROTEIN DCD1B |
| ctg466-0.2-1 | CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN-RELATED CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 8 |
| ctg466-2.10-1 | KRAB AND ZINC FINGER DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| ctg466-2.11-1 | HMG-BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR BBX |
| ctg466-3.0-1 | CST COMPLEX SUBUNIT TEN1 |
| ctg466-3.10-1 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
| ctg466-3.11-1 | UBIQUITIN CARBOXYL-TERMINAL HYDROLASE |
| ctg466-3.4-1 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
| ctg466-4.4-1 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| ctg4662-0.1-1 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
| ctg4662-0.3-1 | ENZYMATIC POLYPROTEIN-RELATED |
| ctg4664-0.8-1 | 15-HYDROXYPROSTAGLANDIN DEHYDROGENASE [NAD(+)] |
| ctg4666-0.3-1 | INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS |
| ctg4669-0.1-1 | CTX-RELATED TYPE I TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN |
| ctg467-2.3-1 | TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 163 |
| ctg467-2.4-1 | WD REPEAT PROTEIN 8-RELATED |
| ctg467-3.15-1 | TUMOR PROTEIN P63-REGULATED GENE 1-LIKE PROTEIN |
| ctg467-3.16-1 | CELLULAR TUMOR ANTIGEN P53 |
| ctg467-3.22-1 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| ctg4674-0.2-1 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASES |
| ctg468-0.1-1 | INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS |
| ctg468-0.5-1 | SODIUM-COUPLED MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| ctg468-1.6-1 | |
| ctg468-1.7-1 | |
| ctg468-1.8-1 | SODIUM-COUPLED MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| ctg468-1.9-1 | CHITINASE |
| ctg468-2.9-1 | TYROSINE SPECIFIC PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE AND DUAL SPECIFICITY PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE |
| ctg468-3.12-1 | RUN AND FYVE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 2-LIKE PROTEIN |
| ctg468-3.13-1 | RUN AND FYVE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 2-LIKE PROTEIN |
| ctg468-3.14-1 | C-1-TETRAHYDROFOLATE SYNTHASE, CYTOPLASMIC-RELATED |
| ctg468-3.15-1 | POLYCYSTIN FAMILY MEMBER |
| ctg468-3.16-1 | POLYCYSTIN FAMILY MEMBER |
| ctg4680-0.0-1 |
