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 |
|---|---|
| ctg51-9.2-1 | ADP-RIBOSYLATION FACTOR-LIKE PROTEIN 2-RELATED |
| ctg51-9.3-1 | SERYL-TRNA SYNTHETASE |
| ctg51-9.4-1 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN 839 |
| ctg51-9.5-1 | |
| ctg51-9.6-1 | CELL DIVISION CYCLE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 4/SERTA DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 2 |
| ctg510-2.4-1 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| ctg510-4.0-1 | |
| ctg510-4.1-1 | FI04643P-RELATED |
| ctg510-4.12-1 | |
| ctg510-4.2-1 | COILED-COIL DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 151 |
| ctg510-4.4-1 | INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS |
| ctg510-5.5-1 | G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| ctg510-5.8-1 | INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS |
| ctg510-6.1-1 | STAR-RELATED LIPID TRANSFER PROTEIN 9 |
| ctg510-6.3-1 | STAR-RELATED LIPID TRANSFER PROTEIN 9 |
| ctg510-6.4-1 | POL PROTEIN |
| ctg510-6.7-1 | INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS |
| ctg510-6.9-1 | STAR-RELATED LIPID TRANSFER PROTEIN 9 |
| ctg510-7.0-1 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| ctg510-7.1-1 | |
| ctg510-7.2-1 | TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL ION CHANNEL PROTEIN |
| ctg510-8.3-1 | |
| ctg510-8.4-1 | CUBILIN-LIKE PROTEIN |
| ctg510-9.2-1 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| ctg510-9.3-1 | |
| ctg510-9.5-1 | |
| ctg5100-0.0-1 | RAS-RELATED PROTEIN RAB |
| ctg5101-0.4-1 | FAS-ASSOCIATING DEATH DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN FADD |
| ctg5102-0.0-1 | LEUCINE-RICH REPEAT AND IQ DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 1-RELATED |
| ctg5105-0.0-1 | TRANSPOSON TY3-I GAG-POL POLYPROTEIN |
| ctg5107-0.0-1 | PROTEIN SIDEKICK |
| ctg511-0.3-1 | TARTRATE-RESISTANT ACID PHOSPHATASE TYPE 5 |
| ctg511-1.0-1 | SERINE/ARGININE-RICH SPLICING FACTOR |
| ctg511-1.6-1 | EUKARYOTIC TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR 3 -RELATED |
| ctg511-2.5-1 | |
| ctg511-2.6-1 | HYALURONAN MEDIATED MOTILITY RECEPTOR |
| ctg511-2.7-1 | LD24721P |
| ctg511-2.9-1 | INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS |
| ctg511-3.0-1 | RED PROTEIN IK FACTOR CYTOKINE IK |
| ctg511-3.13-1 | CHROMOSOME-ASSOCIATED KINESIN KIF4A-RELATED |
| ctg511-3.14-1 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| ctg511-3.15-1 | AMILORIDE-SENSITIVE SODIUM CHANNEL-RELATED |
| ctg511-3.3-1 | NEUROTRANSMITTER GATED ION CHANNEL |
| ctg5111-0.0-1 | CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN-RELATED CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 8 |
| ctg5113-0.3-1 | FIBRINOGEN/TENASCIN/ANGIOPOEITIN |
| ctg5113-0.4-1 | FIBRINOGEN/TENASCIN/ANGIOPOEITIN |
| ctg5115-0.1-1 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
| ctg512-0.0-1 | ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTER SUBFAMILY A ABCA |
| ctg512-0.4-1 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
| ctg512-0.6-1 | KRUEPPEL-LIKE TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR |
