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 |
|---|---|
| ctg651-2.8-1 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| ctg6513-0.0-1 | |
| ctg652-2.0-1 | TRANSLIN-ASSOCIATED FACTOR X-INTERACTING PROTEIN 1 |
| ctg652-2.1-1 | RAN BINDING PROTEIN 9-RELATED |
| ctg652-2.11-1 | TRANSPORT AND GOLGI ORGANIZATION PROTEIN 6 FAMILY MEMBER |
| ctg652-2.3-1 | DDB1- AND CUL4-ASSOCIATED FACTOR 11 |
| ctg652-2.30-1 | ELONGATION FACTOR G, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| ctg652-2.34-1 | |
| ctg652-2.35-1 | TRANSPORT AND GOLGI ORGANIZATION PROTEIN 6 FAMILY MEMBER |
| ctg652-2.7-1 | TRANSLIN-ASSOCIATED FACTOR X-INTERACTING PROTEIN 1 |
| ctg652-2.8-1 | TRANSLIN-ASSOCIATED FACTOR X-INTERACTING PROTEIN 1 |
| ctg6522-0.0-1 | PARP/ZINC FINGER CCCH TYPE DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| ctg6529-0.2-1 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
| ctg653-0.10-1 | SORTING NEXIN FAMILY MEMBER |
| ctg653-0.9-1 | COILED-COIL DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 175 |
| ctg653-1.0-1 | |
| ctg653-1.3-1 | SORTING NEXIN FAMILY MEMBER |
| ctg653-1.9-1 | TPR REPEAT CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| ctg653-2.12-1 | GEO13361P1-RELATED |
| ctg653-2.15-1 | ALPHA-AMYLASE FAMILY MEMBER |
| ctg653-2.17-1 | ALKYLATED DNA REPAIR PROTEIN ALKB-RELATED |
| ctg653-2.18-1 | ANKYRIN REPEAT, PH AND SEC7 DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN SECG-RELATED |
| ctg653-2.19-1 | |
| ctg653-2.9-1 | RHO FAMILY GTPASE |
| ctg653-3.1-1 | SERINE-THREONINE PROTEIN KINASE |
| ctg653-3.3-1 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| ctg653-3.5-1 | SH3 DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| ctg653-4.0-1 | PECANEX |
| ctg653-4.6-1 | PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE |
| ctg653-5.0-1 | |
| ctg653-5.1-1 | BONUS, ISOFORM C-RELATED |
| ctg653-5.16-1 | RHO FAMILY GTPASE |
| ctg653-5.17-1 | INOSITOL-TETRAKISPHOSPHATE 1-KINASE |
| ctg653-5.18-1 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| ctg653-5.2-1 | ACETYL-COENZYME A SYNTHETASE |
| ctg653-5.23-1 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| ctg653-5.4-1 | |
| ctg653-5.5-1 | |
| ctg6533-0.4-1 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| ctg654-0.0-1 | GROWTH ARREST AND DNA DAMAGE-INDUCIBLE PROTEINS-INTERACTING PROTEIN 1 GADD45GIP1 |
| ctg654-0.5-1 | SAM DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| ctg654-1.6-1 | DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 1-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 1 FAMILY MEMBER |
| ctg654-1.7-1 | ACETYL, PROPIONYL, PYRUVATE, AND GLUTACONYL CARBOXYLASE-RELATED |
| ctg654-1.8-1 | COILED-COIL DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 17 |
| ctg654-2.0-1 | GLYOXALASE FAMILY PROTEIN |
| ctg654-2.13-1 | INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS |
| ctg654-2.2-1 | PROTEIN MAGO NASHI HOMOLOG |
| ctg654-2.3-1 | CELL CYCLE CHECKPOINT PROTEIN RAD17 |
| ctg654-2.7-1 | COILED-COIL DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 17 |
| ctg6545-0.2-1 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
