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 |
|---|---|
| ctg4859-0.0-1 | |
| ctg486-0.2-1 | |
| ctg486-0.3-1 | FTP DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| ctg486-1.0-1 | RECEPTOR-TYPE TYROSINE-PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE |
| ctg486-1.2-1 | |
| ctg486-2.4-1 | |
| ctg486-2.5-1 | RECEPTOR-TYPE TYROSINE-PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE |
| ctg486-2.6-1 | RECEPTOR-TYPE TYROSINE-PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE |
| ctg486-4.16-1 | RECEPTOR-TYPE TYROSINE-PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE |
| ctg4862-0.0-1 | |
| ctg4863-0.1-1 | |
| ctg4865-0.0-1 | PROTEIN CBG23764 |
| ctg4866-0.0-1 | |
| ctg4867-0.0-1 | |
| ctg487-0.0-1 | STEROL DESATURASE-RELATED PROTEIN |
| ctg487-1.2-1 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
| ctg487-2.0-1 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| ctg487-3.4-1 | HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 90 FAMILY MEMBER |
| ctg487-3.5-1 | DDB1- AND CUL4-ASSOCIATED FACTOR 12-RELATED |
| ctg487-6.6-1 | REGULATOR OF CHROMOSOME CONDENSATION |
| ctg487-6.7-1 | CARBONIC ANHYDRASE |
| ctg487-6.8-1 | TUDOR DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| ctg487-6.9-1 | RING FINGER PROTEIN 17 |
| ctg487-7.2-1 | |
| ctg487-7.25-1 | |
| ctg487-7.27-1 | NUCLEAR RESPIRATORY FACTOR 1 |
| ctg487-7.28-1 | NUCLEAR RESPIRATORY FACTOR 1 |
| ctg487-7.30-1 | ANK_REP_REGION DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| ctg487-7.9-1 | SCAVENGER RECEPTOR CLASS F |
| ctg4878-0.1-1 | ACYL-COA DEHYDROGENASE |
| ctg4879-0.1-1 | |
| ctg4879-0.2-1 | SERINE/THREONINE-PROTEIN KINASE TNNI3K-RELATED |
| ctg488-0.3-1 | |
| ctg488-0.4-1 | TESTIS-SPECIFIC Y-ENCODED PROTEIN |
| ctg488-1.0-1 | COILED-COIL DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 105 |
| ctg488-1.1-1 | DRAB11-RELATED |
| ctg488-2.1-1 | LAMIN DM0-RELATED |
| ctg488-3.13-1 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| ctg488-3.15-1 | LARGE SUBUNIT GTPASE 1 HOMOLOG-RELATED |
| ctg488-3.16-1 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| ctg488-3.17-1 | 3'-5' EXONUCLEASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| ctg488-3.18-1 | KINETOCHORE-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN DSN1 HOMOLOG |
| ctg488-3.3-1 | |
| ctg488-3.4-1 | DOLICHOL PHOSPHATE-MANNOSE BIOSYNTHESIS REGULATORY PROTEIN |
| ctg488-3.5-1 | PHAGE_INTEGRASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| ctg4882-0.3-1 | RNA POLYMERASE II NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION PROTEIN SLC7A6OS-RELATED |
| ctg4886-0.2-1 | INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS |
| ctg4886-0.4-1 | |
| ctg4886-0.6-1 | SET AND MYND DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 5 |
| ctg489-1.3-1 |
