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 |
|---|---|
| ctg1180-1.20-1 | TUBULIN |
| ctg1180-1.22-1 | |
| ctg1180-1.26-1 | TUBULIN |
| ctg1180-1.27-1 | TUBULIN |
| ctg1180-1.32-1 | TUBULIN |
| ctg1180-1.33-1 | TUBULIN |
| ctg1180-1.9-1 | TUBULIN |
| ctg1181-0.13-1 | AMILORIDE-SENSITIVE SODIUM CHANNEL-RELATED |
| ctg1181-1.0-1 | RING FINGER AND SWIM DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 2 |
| ctg1181-1.1-1 | MAP KINASE KINASE KINASE SSK2-RELATED-RELATED |
| ctg1181-1.2-1 | THIOREDOXIN PEROXIDASE |
| ctg1182-0.4-1 | DLEC1 DELETED IN LUNG AND ESOPHAGEAL CANCER 1 |
| ctg1182-0.5-1 | DLEC1 DELETED IN LUNG AND ESOPHAGEAL CANCER 1 |
| ctg1182-1.3-1 | INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS |
| ctg1182-1.4-1 | |
| ctg1182-1.8-1 | DLEC1 DELETED IN LUNG AND ESOPHAGEAL CANCER 1 |
| ctg1182-1.9-1 | DLEC1 DELETED IN LUNG AND ESOPHAGEAL CANCER 1 |
| ctg1183-0.1-1 | PHYTANOYL-COA DIOXYGENASE-RELATED-RELATED |
| ctg1184-0.1-1 | PUTATIVE-RELATED |
| ctg1184-1.4-1 | POLYCYSTIN FAMILY MEMBER |
| ctg1184-1.5-1 | POLYCYSTIN FAMILY MEMBER |
| ctg1185-0.1-1 | RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L23-RELATED |
| ctg1185-0.2-1 | |
| ctg1185-1.0-1 | WD REPEAT DOMAIN-CONTAINING FAMILY |
| ctg1185-1.1-1 | WD REPEAT DOMAIN-CONTAINING FAMILY |
| ctg1185-1.2-1 | PROTEIN MAX MYC-ASSOCIATED FACTOR X |
| ctg1185-1.3-1 | BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX ZIP TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR |
| ctg1185-1.9-1 | |
| ctg1186-2.10-1 | GLUTAMATE--TRNA LIGASE |
| ctg1186-2.12-1 | CARBONIC ANHYDRASE |
| ctg1186-2.14-1 | |
| ctg1186-2.4-1 | BONUS, ISOFORM C-RELATED |
| ctg1187-0.3-1 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| ctg1187-1.5-1 | IONOTROPIC GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR |
| ctg1188-2.25-1 | TESTIS EXPRESSED GENE 14 |
| ctg1188-2.28-1 | TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CATION CHANNEL, SUBFAMILY M, MEMBER 6 |
| ctg1188-2.34-1 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
| ctg1188-2.38-1 | |
| ctg1188-2.39-1 | |
| ctg1188-2.41-1 | SORTING NEXIN-8 |
| ctg1189-0.11-1 | 15-HYDROXYPROSTAGLANDIN DEHYDROGENASE [NAD(+)] |
| ctg1189-0.17-1 | ZINC FINGER CCHC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 7 |
| ctg1189-0.22-1 | |
| ctg1189-0.24-1 | 15-HYDROXYPROSTAGLANDIN DEHYDROGENASE [NAD(+)] |
| ctg1189-0.9-1 | 15-HYDROXYPROSTAGLANDIN DEHYDROGENASE [NAD(+)] |
| ctg119-0.3-1 | ARYLACETAMIDE DEACETYLASE |
| ctg119-1.11-1 | INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS |
| ctg119-1.13-1 | KINESIN LIGHT CHAIN |
| ctg119-1.14-1 | ARYLACETAMIDE DEACETYLASE |
| ctg119-1.15-1 | EUKARYOTIC TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR |
