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 |
|---|---|
| ctg664-1.3-1 | LEUCINE RICH REPEAT FAMILY PROTEIN |
| ctg664-2.10-1 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| ctg664-2.11-1 | PROTEASOME SUBUNIT ALPHA/BETA |
| ctg664-2.8-1 | |
| ctg664-2.9-1 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| ctg664-3.14-1 | INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS |
| ctg664-3.2-1 | PHOSPHOINOSITIDE-SPECIFIC PHOSPHOLIPASE C FAMILY PROTEIN |
| ctg664-3.3-1 | PHOSPHOINOSITIDE-SPECIFIC PHOSPHOLIPASE C FAMILY PROTEIN |
| ctg6646-0.0-1 | HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA LYASE |
| ctg665-5.1-1 | |
| ctg665-5.10-1 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| ctg665-5.51-1 | CADHERIN-87A |
| ctg665-5.52-1 | ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTER SUBFAMILY A ABCA |
| ctg665-5.54-1 | WNT RELATED |
| ctg665-5.58-1 | CADHERIN-87A |
| ctg665-5.59-1 | CYTOCHROME P450 FAMILY 3 |
| ctg6652-0.2-1 | INTEGRASE CORE DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| ctg6654-0.0-1 | LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR-RELATED |
| ctg6657-0.0-1 | |
| ctg6659-0.0-1 | ZINC KNUCKLE DOMAINCONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| ctg6659-0.1-1 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
| ctg666-0.0-1 | BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR, TWIST |
| ctg666-1.3-1 | BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR, TWIST |
| ctg666-1.4-1 | TRAFFICKING PROTEIN PARTICLE COMPLEX SUBUNIT 3 |
| ctg666-1.6-1 | RWD DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| ctg666-2.5-1 | |
| ctg666-2.6-1 | |
| ctg666-2.7-1 | F-BOX ONLY PROTEIN 3 |
| ctg667-1.3-1 | MULTI-COPPER OXIDASE |
| ctg667-1.30-1 | MULTI-COPPER OXIDASE |
| ctg667-1.31-1 | |
| ctg667-1.7-1 | |
| ctg667-1.8-1 | |
| ctg667-1.9-1 | F5/8 TYPE C DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| ctg667-2.10-1 | |
| ctg667-2.3-1 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| ctg667-2.5-1 | CREB/ATF BZIP TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR |
| ctg6672-0.1-1 | MYOTROPHIN |
| ctg668-0.0-1 | DNA REPAIR PROTEIN XRCC4 |
| ctg668-0.1-1 | FIBRINOGEN/TENASCIN/ANGIOPOEITIN |
| ctg668-0.2-1 | PROTEIN KISH-A |
| ctg668-1.0-1 | GUANYLATE CYCLASE SOLUBLE SUBUNIT BETA-2 |
| ctg668-2.7-1 | 4-NITROPHENYLPHOSPHATASE-RELATED |
| ctg668-2.8-1 | CIRCADIAN PROTEIN CLOCK/ARNT/BMAL/PAS |
| ctg668-2.9-1 | HIKESHI FAMILY MEMBER |
| ctg6684-0.1-1 | FIBRINOGEN/TENASCIN/ANGIOPOEITIN |
| ctg669-0.5-1 | |
| ctg669-1.6-1 | |
| ctg669-2.0-1 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
| ctg669-2.15-1 | COLLAGEN ALPHA |
