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 |
|---|---|
| ctg559-1.0-1 | E3 UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE CHIP |
| ctg559-2.0-1 | ZINC KNUCKLE DOMAINCONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| ctg559-2.9-1 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| ctg559-4.0-1 | ADHESION G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| ctg559-4.8-1 | AGAP007109-PA |
| ctg5591-0.0-1 | BONUS, ISOFORM C-RELATED |
| ctg5591-0.2-1 | BONUS, ISOFORM C-RELATED |
| ctg5591-0.3-1 | BONUS, ISOFORM C-RELATED |
| ctg5596-0.0-1 | DEATH DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN CRADD |
| ctg56-0.2-1 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| ctg56-0.3-1 | |
| ctg56-0.4-1 | |
| ctg56-10.7-1 | LEUCINE RICH REPEAT FAMILY PROTEIN |
| ctg56-10.8-1 | IMPORTIN ALPHA |
| ctg56-10.9-1 | ALPHA- 1,6 -FUCOSYLTRANSFERASE |
| ctg56-11.2-1 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| ctg56-13.11-1 | DIHYDROANTICAPSIN 7-DEHYDROGENASE |
| ctg56-13.21-1 | MINA53 MYC INDUCED NUCLEAR ANTIGEN |
| ctg56-13.22-1 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| ctg56-13.4-1 | RBP-RELATED |
| ctg56-13.7-1 | NADPH OXIDASE |
| ctg56-17.19-1 | INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS |
| ctg56-17.36-1 | SH3 DOMAIN-BINDING GLUTAMIC ACID-RICH-LIKE PROTEIN |
| ctg56-17.37-1 | POTASSIUM VOLTAGE-GATED CHANNEL SUBFAMILY KQT MEMBER 4 |
| ctg56-17.39-1 | SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE CU-ZN -RELATED |
| ctg56-17.40-1 | C21ORF13-RELATED |
| ctg56-18.3-1 | URIDINE KINASE |
| ctg56-19.0-1 | AT-RICH INTERACTIVE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 2 |
| ctg56-19.1-1 | FANCONI ANEMIA CORE COMPLEX-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 100 |
| ctg56-19.3-1 | CARBOXYLESTERASE |
| ctg56-19.9-1 | PHAGE_INTEGRASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| ctg56-21.1-1 | MANNOSE-6-PHOSPHATE RECEPTOR FAMILY MEMBER |
| ctg56-21.10-1 | |
| ctg56-21.2-1 | ROLLING PEBBLES, ISOFORM B |
| ctg56-22.1-1 | BLOC-1-RELATED COMPLEX SUBUNIT 5 |
| ctg56-22.8-1 | ALPHA-KETOGLUTARATE-DEPENDENT DIOXYGENASE ALKB HOMOLOG 3 |
| ctg56-22.9-1 | GLIAL FACTOR NATURATION FACTOR |
| ctg56-23.0-1 | FANCONI ANEMIA GROUP M FANCM FAMILY MEMBER |
| ctg56-23.1-1 | FANCONI ANEMIA GROUP M FANCM FAMILY MEMBER |
| ctg56-23.2-1 | DNA REPAIR ENDONUCLEASE XPF |
| ctg56-24.1-1 | CENTROSOMAL PROTEIN OF 128 KDA |
| ctg56-24.14-1 | SUCCINATE-SEMIALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| ctg56-24.15-1 | |
| ctg56-27.11-1 | |
| ctg56-27.12-1 | HL07962P-RELATED |
| ctg56-3.32-1 | INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| ctg56-3.33-1 | CYSTEINE-RICH MOTOR NEURON 1 PROTEIN |
| ctg56-3.36-1 | ZGC:174356 |
| ctg56-3.6-1 | FIBROUS SHEATH INTERACTING PROTEIN 1 |
| ctg56-5.19-1 | TRANSGELIN |
