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 |
|---|---|
| ctg739-4.15-1 | ATP-BINDING CASSETTE SUB-FAMILY C |
| ctg739-4.16-1 | 40S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN S19 |
| ctg739-4.17-1 | |
| ctg739-4.18-1 | |
| ctg739-4.19-1 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 17 |
| ctg739-4.20-1 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 17 |
| ctg739-4.8-1 | TRANSPOSON TY3-I GAG-POL POLYPROTEIN |
| ctg74-0.3-1 | N-ACETYLGALACTOSAMINYLTRANSFERASE |
| ctg74-1.10-1 | INTERFERON-INDUCED PROTEIN 44 |
| ctg74-1.11-1 | INTERFERON-INDUCED PROTEIN 44 |
| ctg74-10.10-1 | |
| ctg74-10.11-1 | FOS TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR-RELATED |
| ctg74-10.15-1 | FOS TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR-RELATED |
| ctg74-10.24-1 | FOS TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR-RELATED |
| ctg74-10.25-1 | FOS TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR-RELATED |
| ctg74-10.27-1 | |
| ctg74-2.5-1 | INTERFERON-INDUCED PROTEIN 44 |
| ctg74-2.6-1 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| ctg74-3.0-1 | |
| ctg74-3.2-1 | L-ASPARAGINASE |
| ctg74-3.3-1 | RETICULON-LIKE PROTEIN |
| ctg74-4.3-1 | CLASS II AMINOTRANSFERASE/8-AMINO-7-OXONONANOATE SYNTHASE |
| ctg74-5.4-1 | CLASS II AMINOTRANSFERASE/8-AMINO-7-OXONONANOATE SYNTHASE |
| ctg74-5.5-1 | CLASS II AMINOTRANSFERASE/8-AMINO-7-OXONONANOATE SYNTHASE |
| ctg74-6.13-1 | F-BOX ONLY PROTEIN 48-RELATED |
| ctg74-6.5-1 | DICER-RELATED |
| ctg74-6.7-1 | |
| ctg74-6.8-1 | ACIDIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR INTRACELLULAR BINDING PROTEIN |
| ctg74-6.9-1 | MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY S/T KINASE-RELATED |
| ctg74-7.0-1 | BTB/POZ DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 9 |
| ctg74-7.1-1 | STRICTOSIDINE SYNTHASE-RELATED |
| ctg74-7.2-1 | |
| ctg74-7.3-1 | EF-HAND CALCIUM-BINDING DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 12 |
| ctg74-7.4-1 | |
| ctg74-8.0-1 | FOS TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR-RELATED |
| ctg740-0.5-1 | POLYGLUTAMINE BINDING PROTEIN 1/MARVEL MEMBRANE-ASSOCIATING DOMAIN CONTAINING 3 |
| ctg740-1.1-1 | LD33804P |
| ctg740-1.2-1 | |
| ctg740-1.3-1 | |
| ctg740-3.10-1 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| ctg740-3.3-1 | VILLIN |
| ctg740-3.4-1 | CENTROSOMAL PROTEIN OF 41 KDA |
| ctg740-3.5-1 | VILLIN |
| ctg740-3.6-1 | |
| ctg740-4.1-1 | ORIGIN RECOGNITION COMPLEX SUBUNIT 5 |
| ctg740-4.2-1 | LIPOMA HMGIC FUSION PARTNER-LIKE PROTEIN |
| ctg740-4.4-1 | LIPOMA HMGIC FUSION PARTNER-LIKE PROTEIN |
| ctg740-5.10-1 | ORF PROTEIN |
| ctg740-5.11-1 | MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE |
| ctg740-5.2-1 | GLYCOLIPID TRANSFER PROTEIN-RELATED |
