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 |
|---|---|
| ctg588-4.6-1 | TRANSLIN AND TRANSLIN ASSOCIATED PROTEIN X |
| ctg588-4.60-1 | OVOCHYMASE-RELATED |
| ctg588-4.61-1 | OVOCHYMASE-RELATED |
| ctg588-4.62-1 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
| ctg588-4.64-1 | |
| ctg588-4.66-1 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 34 SODIUM PHOSPHATE , MEMBER 2-RELATED |
| ctg588-4.67-1 | PROTEIN FMC1 HOMOLOG |
| ctg588-4.71-1 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| ctg588-4.72-1 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| ctg588-4.8-1 | |
| ctg588-4.9-1 | STEROL DESATURASE |
| ctg5887-0.0-1 | S-ANTIGEN PROTEIN |
| ctg589-0.0-1 | TRYPTOPHAN 2,3-DIOXYGENASE |
| ctg589-0.1-1 | 30S/40S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN S3 |
| ctg589-0.6-1 | CYSTEINE PROTEASE FAMILY C1-RELATED |
| ctg589-2.1-1 | D-ALANYL-D-ALANINE-CARBOXYPEPTIDASE/ENDOPEPTIDASE AMPH |
| ctg589-2.18-1 | PENICILLIN-BINDING PROTEIN |
| ctg589-2.2-1 | RNA RECOGNITION RRM/RNP DOMAIN |
| ctg589-2.21-1 | ANKYRIN REPEAT AND EF-HAND DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 1 |
| ctg589-2.3-1 | RING FINGER PROTEIN 219 |
| ctg589-2.30-1 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| ctg589-2.4-1 | AAA-FAMILY ATPASE |
| ctg589-2.5-1 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 10 MEMBER 7 |
| ctg589-2.6-1 | DNA REPAIR DEAD HELICASE RAD3/XP-D SUBFAMILY MEMBER |
| ctg5898-0.0-1 | FUMARYLACETOACETATE HYDROLASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 2A-RELATED |
| ctg5899-0.0-1 | ENZYMATIC POLYPROTEIN-RELATED |
| ctg59-0.1-1 | REGULATOR OF MICROTUBULE DYNAMICS PROTEIN |
| ctg59-1.4-1 | CLASPIN |
| ctg59-1.5-1 | PROLYL 4-HYDROXYLASE ALPHA SUBUNIT |
| ctg59-1.6-1 | PHOSPHOLIPASE D - RELATED |
| ctg59-1.7-1 | PHOSPHOLIPASE D - RELATED |
| ctg59-1.8-1 | CONSORTIN |
| ctg59-2.4-1 | NUCLEOTIDE-SUGAR TRANSMEMBRANE TRANSPORTER |
| ctg59-6.3-1 | |
| ctg59-7.0-1 | PROTEIN KINASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| ctg59-7.2-1 | 1-ACYLGLYCEROL-3-PHOSPHATE ACYLTRANSFERASE-RELATED |
| ctg59-7.3-1 | |
| ctg59-8.0-1 | AP COMPLEX SUBUNIT MU |
| ctg59-9.11-1 | NIEMANN PICK TYPE C2 PROTEIN NPC2-RELATED |
| ctg59-9.13-1 | OS-9-RELATED |
| ctg59-9.14-1 | NIEMANN PICK TYPE C2 PROTEIN NPC2-RELATED |
| ctg59-9.15-1 | LUNG SEVEN TRANSMEMBRANE RECEPTOR |
| ctg59-9.16-1 | PROSTAGLANDIN REDUCTASE |
| ctg59-9.17-1 | MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN, NON-MUSCLE |
| ctg59-9.3-1 | NIEMANN PICK TYPE C2 PROTEIN NPC2-RELATED |
| ctg59-9.9-1 | CENTROMERE PROTEIN K |
| ctg590-0.0-1 | |
| ctg590-1.1-1 | PHD AND RING FINGER DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 1 |
| ctg590-1.7-1 | BETA-ALA-HIS DIPEPTIDASE |
| ctg590-1.8-1 | ETHANOLAMINEPHOSPHOTRANSFERASE |
