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 |
|---|---|
| ctg792-2.31-1 | |
| ctg792-2.9-1 | ANTIGEN BSP, PUTATIVE-RELATED |
| ctg7926-0.0-1 | |
| ctg7929-0.2-1 | |
| ctg7929-0.4-1 | INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS |
| ctg7929-0.7-1 | GLYCOPROTEIN HORMONE RECEPTOR |
| ctg793-0.0-1 | |
| ctg793-0.1-1 | |
| ctg793-0.2-1 | COMPLEMENT COMPONENT 1, S SUBCOMPONENT-RELATED |
| ctg793-0.3-1 | |
| ctg793-1.4-1 | SI:DKEY-57N24.6 |
| ctg793-1.5-1 | SI:DKEY-57N24.6 |
| ctg793-1.9-1 | |
| ctg793-2.0-1 | ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE |
| ctg793-2.9-1 | PUTATIVE-RELATED |
| ctg7935-0.0-1 | |
| ctg794-0.6-1 | REGULATOR OF MICROTUBULE DYNAMICS PROTEIN |
| ctg794-2.14-1 | CHST5 PROTEIN |
| ctg794-2.15-1 | PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITIDE PHOSPHATASE SAC1 |
| ctg794-2.16-1 | ALPHA-(1,3)-FUCOSYLTRANSFERASE C-RELATED |
| ctg794-2.17-1 | ALPHA-(1,3)-FUCOSYLTRANSFERASE C-RELATED |
| ctg7940-0.1-1 | |
| ctg7940-0.2-1 | |
| ctg795-0.10-1 | |
| ctg795-0.8-1 | LEUCINE RICH REPEAT FAMILY PROTEIN |
| ctg795-0.9-1 | LEUCINE RICH REPEAT FAMILY PROTEIN |
| ctg795-1.4-1 | ANKYRIN REPEAT AND LEM DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 2 |
| ctg795-1.6-1 | PHOSPHATASE WITH HOMOLOGY TO TENSIN |
| ctg795-2.1-1 | OSMOTIC AVOIDANCE ABNORMAL PROTEIN 1/WD REPEAT MEMBRANE PROTEIN |
| ctg795-2.11-1 | AMYLOID PROTEIN-BINDING PROTEIN 2 |
| ctg795-2.12-1 | CHROMOSOME-ASSOCIATED KINESIN KIF4A-RELATED |
| ctg795-2.13-1 | METHYLTRANSFERASE LIKE 7B |
| ctg795-2.16-1 | ATP-DEPENDENT CLP PROTEASE PROTEOLYTIC SUBUNIT |
| ctg795-2.19-1 | HISTONE PARYLATION FACTOR 1 |
| ctg795-2.5-1 | - |
| ctg795-2.8-1 | |
| ctg796-0.1-1 | MICRO-RNA BINDING ZINC FINGER CCCH DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 7 |
| ctg796-1.0-1 | SIGNAL RECOGNITION PARTICLE 68 KDA PROTEIN |
| ctg796-1.1-1 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| ctg796-2.1-1 | CADHERIN-87A |
| ctg796-3.0-1 | DESMOGLEIN FAMILY MEMBER |
| ctg796-3.11-1 | CADHERIN-23 |
| ctg796-3.13-1 | MIP08469P |
| ctg796-3.15-1 | BACULOVIRAL IAP REPEAT-CONTAINING PROTEIN 1 |
| ctg796-3.19-1 | TRANSPOSON TY3-I GAG-POL POLYPROTEIN |
| ctg796-3.2-1 | |
| ctg797-0.0-1 | IONOTROPIC GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR |
| ctg797-0.5-1 | IONOTROPIC GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR |
| ctg797-2.0-1 | IONOTROPIC GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR |
| ctg797-2.1-1 | IONOTROPIC GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR |
