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 |
|---|---|
| ctg60-1.2-1 | AATF PROTEIN APOPTOSIS ANTAGONIZING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR |
| ctg60-1.3-1 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| ctg60-2.0-1 | RAN BINDING PROTEIN 9-RELATED |
| ctg60-2.1-1 | FI04035P |
| ctg60-2.4-1 | NUCLEOPORIN NUP35 |
| ctg60-3.0-1 | POLY [ADP-RIBOSE] POLYMERASE |
| ctg60-3.2-1 | SET AND MYND DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 4 |
| ctg60-3.4-1 | NADP-SPECIFIC ISOCITRATE DEHYDROGENASE |
| ctg60-5.12-1 | TARSH-RELATED FIBRONECTIN DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| ctg60-5.13-1 | |
| ctg60-5.14-1 | PROTEIN CBG12474 |
| ctg60-5.15-1 | PROTEIN CBG12474 |
| ctg60-5.17-1 | FORKHEAD BOX PROTEIN M1 |
| ctg60-5.4-1 | PROTEIN CBG12474 |
| ctg60-6.4-1 | C2 DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 5 |
| ctg60-6.5-1 | C2 DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 5 |
| ctg60-6.6-1 | C2 DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 5 |
| ctg60-7.0-1 | TETRASPANIN |
| ctg60-7.12-1 | ENDONUCLEASE-RELATED |
| ctg60-7.2-1 | |
| ctg60-9.19-1 | ENZYMATIC POLYPROTEIN-RELATED |
| ctg60-9.24-1 | NEUROPEPTIDE RECEPTOR-RELATED G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| ctg600-1.10-1 | ENZYMATIC POLYPROTEIN-RELATED |
| ctg600-1.11-1 | DELTEX-RELATED |
| ctg600-1.13-1 | DELTEX-RELATED |
| ctg600-1.14-1 | DELTEX-RELATED |
| ctg600-1.6-1 | DELTEX-RELATED |
| ctg600-1.9-1 | DELTEX-RELATED |
| ctg600-2.0-1 | |
| ctg600-2.1-1 | DELTEX-RELATED |
| ctg600-2.2-1 | |
| ctg600-2.7-1 | TRANSPOSON |
| ctg600-5.11-1 | |
| ctg600-5.22-1 | NONSENSE-MEDIATED MRNA DECAY PROTEIN 3 |
| ctg600-5.26-1 | |
| ctg600-5.27-1 | GEO09665P1-RELATED |
| ctg600-5.28-1 | SYNDECAN |
| ctg600-5.5-1 | EUKARYOTIC TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR 2C |
| ctg6003-0.0-1 | CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN-RELATED CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 8 |
| ctg6004-0.1-1 | NEPHRIN |
| ctg6007-0.0-1 | SCAVENGER RECEPTOR CLASS F |
| ctg601-0.2-1 | ALPHA- 1,3 -FUCOSYLTRANSFERASE |
| ctg601-1.0-1 | CENTROMERE/MICROTUBULE BINDING PROTEIN CBF5 |
| ctg601-1.1-1 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
| ctg601-2.0-1 | CYCLIN |
| ctg601-2.2-1 | TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR FAMILY MEMBER |
| ctg601-2.3-1 | |
| ctg601-2.5-1 | |
| ctg6010-0.1-1 | |
| ctg6011-0.2-1 |
