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 |
|---|---|
| ctg7-4.19-1 | |
| ctg7-4.20-1 | FIBRILLIN-RELATED |
| ctg7-4.22-1 | SIGNAL-TRANSDUCING ADAPTOR PROTEIN-RELATED |
| ctg7-4.23-1 | UBIQUITIN-ACTIVATING ENZYME E1 |
| ctg7-4.4-1 | MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN |
| ctg7-9.0-1 | UBIQUITIN ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 2-LIKE/LINGERER |
| ctg7-9.15-1 | |
| ctg7-9.2-1 | ADAMTS A DISINTEGRIN AND METALLOPROTEASE WITH THROMBOSPONDIN MOTIFS PROTEASE |
| ctg7-9.3-1 | |
| ctg7-9.4-1 | HYPOXIA-INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1 ALPHA INHIBITOR-RELATED |
| ctg70-1.10-1 | WD-REPEAT PROTEIN INTERACTING WITH PHOSPHOINOSIDES WIPI -RELATED |
| ctg70-1.11-1 | PRE-MRNA-SPLICING FACTOR RBM22 |
| ctg70-1.5-1 | SLIT RELATED LEUCINE-RICH REPEAT NEURONAL PROTEIN |
| ctg70-1.6-1 | SLIT RELATED LEUCINE-RICH REPEAT NEURONAL PROTEIN |
| ctg70-1.9-1 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| ctg70-2.8-1 | AT29763P-RELATED |
| ctg70-3.1-1 | UBIQUITIN SPECIFIC PROTEINASE |
| ctg70-3.10-1 | METALLO PHOSPHOESTERASE RELATED |
| ctg70-3.4-1 | AMINE OXIDASE |
| ctg70-3.6-1 | AMINE OXIDASE |
| ctg70-4.10-1 | AMINE OXIDASE |
| ctg70-4.13-1 | ADP-RIBOSYLATION-LIKE FACTOR 6-INTERACTING PROTEIN |
| ctg70-4.14-1 | RAS-ASSOCIATING DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| ctg70-4.15-1 | 26S PROTEASOME NON-ATPASE REGULATORY SUBUNIT 3/COP9 SIGNALOSOME COMPLEX SUBUNIT 3 |
| ctg70-4.8-1 | ACTIVE REGULATOR OF SIRT1 |
| ctg70-5.0-1 | TRANSMEMBRANE CHANNEL-RELATED |
| ctg70-6.4-1 | |
| ctg70-8.1-1 | |
| ctg70-8.2-1 | DNA-DAMAGE-INDUCIBLE TRANSCRIPT 4 PROTEIN DDIT4 |
| ctg70-8.23-1 | ATILLA, ISOFORM B-RELATED-RELATED |
| ctg70-8.26-1 | DUAL OXIDASE 2 |
| ctg70-8.3-1 | HISTONE H2A |
| ctg700-2.0-1 | GLUCOSE REPRESSIBLE PROTEIN MAK10 |
| ctg700-2.1-1 | CTX-RELATED TYPE I TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN |
| ctg700-2.12-1 | CHITIN SYNTHASE |
| ctg700-2.4-1 | AGAP011099-PA |
| ctg700-3.1-1 | CTX-RELATED TYPE I TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN |
| ctg701-1.10-1 | GLUTATHIONE S-TRANSFERASE-RELATED |
| ctg701-1.11-1 | CYSTEINE-RICH SECRETORY PROTEIN-RELATED |
| ctg701-1.12-1 | FIBRILLIN-RELATED |
| ctg701-1.14-1 | GLUTATHIONE S-TRANSFERASE-RELATED |
| ctg701-1.16-1 | GLUTATHIONE S-TRANSFERASE-RELATED |
| ctg701-1.17-1 | ACYL CARRIER PROTEIN |
| ctg701-1.9-1 | WD REPEAT PROTEIN 26-RELATED |
| ctg701-2.11-1 | MISEXPRESSION SUPPRESSOR OF RAS 6 |
| ctg701-2.19-1 | MISEXPRESSION SUPPRESSOR OF RAS 6 |
| ctg701-2.6-1 | MISEXPRESSION SUPPRESSOR OF RAS 6 |
| ctg701-2.7-1 | MISEXPRESSION SUPPRESSOR OF RAS 6 |
| ctg701-2.8-1 | MISEXPRESSION SUPPRESSOR OF RAS 6 |
| ctg701-2.9-1 | MISEXPRESSION SUPPRESSOR OF RAS 6 |
