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 |
|---|---|
| ctg669-3.0-1 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
| ctg669-5.1-1 | KINESIN-RELATED |
| ctg669-5.2-1 | |
| ctg669-5.3-1 | |
| ctg669-5.4-1 | GEO07735P1-RELATED-RELATED |
| ctg669-6.1-1 | |
| ctg669-6.5-1 | ANTIGEN MLAA-22-RELATED |
| ctg669-7.0-1 | MEDIATOR OF RNA POLYMERASE II TRANSCRIPTION SUBUNIT 13 |
| ctg669-7.1-1 | MEDIATOR OF RNA POLYMERASE II TRANSCRIPTION SUBUNIT 13 |
| ctg669-7.13-1 | BETA TRANSDUCIN-RELATED PROTEIN |
| ctg669-7.3-1 | FATTY ACID BINDING PROTEIN |
| ctg669-7.5-1 | ZINC FINGER AND BTB DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| ctg6693-0.0-1 | KELCH PROTEIN |
| ctg67-1.1-1 | |
| ctg67-1.10-1 | |
| ctg67-1.16-1 | SUGAR HYDROLASE-RELATED |
| ctg67-1.2-1 | SUGAR HYDROLASE-RELATED |
| ctg67-1.3-1 | SUGAR HYDROLASE-RELATED |
| ctg67-1.4-1 | SUGAR HYDROLASE-RELATED |
| ctg67-1.5-1 | SUGAR HYDROLASE-RELATED |
| ctg67-1.7-1 | SUGAR HYDROLASE-RELATED |
| ctg67-1.8-1 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 22 MEMBER |
| ctg67-1.9-1 | ENDONUCLEASE-RELATED |
| ctg67-11.0-1 | |
| ctg67-12.1-1 | ENOYL-[ACYL-CARRIER-PROTEIN] REDUCTASE, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| ctg67-12.4-1 | PF6 |
| ctg67-12.5-1 | WD REPEAT DOMAIN 9 |
| ctg67-13.2-1 | ARMADILLO REPEAT CONTAINING 2 |
| ctg67-13.6-1 | |
| ctg67-14.12-1 | RE42071P |
| ctg67-14.14-1 | TETRASPANIN |
| ctg67-14.17-1 | |
| ctg67-15.2-1 | NEL HOMOLOG |
| ctg67-17.0-1 | TESTIS-SPECIFIC PROTEIN PBS13 T-COMPLEX 11 |
| ctg67-17.1-1 | SHIPPO-1-RELATED |
| ctg67-17.15-1 | DEP DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| ctg67-17.2-1 | SHIPPO-1-RELATED |
| ctg67-18.2-1 | HL07962P-RELATED |
| ctg67-18.3-1 | TOLL-INTERACTING PROTEIN |
| ctg67-18.6-1 | ACTIN |
| ctg67-18.9-1 | WD40 REPEAT PROTEIN |
| ctg67-20.0-1 | TRANSDUCIN BETA-LIKE 3 |
| ctg67-20.1-1 | PROTEIN CBG04600 |
| ctg67-20.2-1 | SAP18 |
| ctg67-23.0-1 | GOLGI-ASSOCIATED PDZ AND COILED-COIL MOTIF-CONTAINING |
| ctg67-23.1-1 | L-COA N-ACYLTRANSFERASE-RELATED |
| ctg67-23.19-1 | |
| ctg67-23.2-1 | |
| ctg67-23.21-1 | |
| ctg67-23.5-1 | L-COA N-ACYLTRANSFERASE-RELATED |
