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 |
|---|---|
| ctg904-1.17-1 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| ctg904-1.18-1 | |
| ctg9041-0.0-1 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| ctg905-1.6-1 | LEUCINE-RICH REPEAT-CONTAINING PROTEIN 34 |
| ctg905-1.8-1 | |
| ctg905-1.9-1 | |
| ctg905-2.14-1 | TRYPTOPHAN--TRNA LIGASE, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| ctg905-2.15-1 | |
| ctg905-2.16-1 | CELL FATE DETERMINING PROTEIN MAB21-RELATED |
| ctg9058-0.0-1 | |
| ctg906-0.5-1 | |
| ctg906-3.7-1 | TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SPT20 HOMOLOG |
| ctg906-4.16-1 | NEUROTRANSMITTER GATED ION CHANNEL |
| ctg906-4.17-1 | NEUROTRANSMITTER GATED ION CHANNEL |
| ctg906-4.18-1 | NEUROTRANSMITTER GATED ION CHANNEL |
| ctg9060-0.0-1 | ALPHA-(1,3)-FUCOSYLTRANSFERASE C-RELATED |
| ctg907-0.0-1 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| ctg907-0.1-1 | TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 180 |
| ctg907-1.13-1 | PROLYL 4-HYDROXYLASE ALPHA SUBUNIT |
| ctg907-1.14-1 | DYNEIN ASSEMBLY FACTOR 5, AXONEMAL |
| ctg907-1.15-1 | TRYPSIN-RELATED |
| ctg907-1.16-1 | VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR A DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 3A |
| ctg907-1.17-1 | PUTATIVE-RELATED |
| ctg9075-0.0-1 | ENZYMATIC POLYPROTEIN-RELATED |
| ctg908-0.2-1 | |
| ctg908-1.11-1 | |
| ctg908-1.20-1 | CARBOXYMETHYLENEBUTENOLIDASE-RELATED |
| ctg908-1.22-1 | |
| ctg908-1.23-1 | |
| ctg908-1.24-1 | |
| ctg908-1.27-1 | DOLICHYL-DIPHOSPHOOLIGOSACCHARIDE--PROTEIN GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE SUBUNIT |
| ctg9086-0.2-1 | |
| ctg9088-0.0-1 | |
| ctg909-0.1-1 | RAS-RELATED PROTEIN RAB |
| ctg909-2.11-1 | |
| ctg909-2.17-1 | 5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE RECEPTOR |
| ctg909-2.18-1 | 5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE RECEPTOR |
| ctg909-2.19-1 | |
| ctg909-2.8-1 | 5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE RECEPTOR |
| ctg9092-0.0-1 | ENZYMATIC POLYPROTEIN-RELATED |
| ctg91-0.0-1 | TUBULIN |
| ctg91-1.0-1 | |
| ctg91-1.1-1 | APICAL ENDOSOMAL GLYCOPROTEIN PRECURSOR. |
| ctg91-1.3-1 | |
| ctg91-2.20-1 | TUBULIN |
| ctg91-2.21-1 | TUBULIN |
| ctg91-2.22-1 | TUBULIN |
| ctg91-2.23-1 | TUBULIN |
| ctg91-2.24-1 | TUBULIN |
| ctg91-2.26-1 |
