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 |
|---|---|
| ctg961-3.19-1 | ODD-SKIPPED - RELATED |
| ctg961-3.20-1 | |
| ctg961-3.21-1 | VACUOLAR PROTEIN 8 |
| ctg9611-0.0-1 | GALACTOSIDE 2-L-FUCOSYLTRANSFERASE |
| ctg962-2.10-1 | INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS |
| ctg962-2.15-1 | GUANYLYL CYCLASE |
| ctg962-2.16-1 | GUANYLYL CYCLASE |
| ctg962-3.2-1 | SUCCINATE-SEMIALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| ctg962-3.5-1 | SUCCINATE-SEMIALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| ctg962-5.13-1 | IKB KINASE |
| ctg962-5.14-1 | |
| ctg962-5.16-1 | MAKORIN-RELATED |
| ctg963-1.0-1 | G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| ctg963-1.1-1 | TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR WITH C2H2 AND ZN(2)-CYS(6) DNA BINDING DOMAIN (EUROFUNG)-RELATED-RELATED |
| ctg963-1.2-1 | |
| ctg963-1.3-1 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
| ctg963-2.2-1 | |
| ctg963-2.6-1 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
| ctg963-2.8-1 | |
| ctg963-2.9-1 | |
| ctg963-3.8-1 | INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS |
| ctg963-4.10-1 | E3 UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE MIB2 |
| ctg963-4.5-1 | E3 UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE MIB2 |
| ctg963-4.8-1 | E3 UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE MIB2 |
| ctg964-0.2-1 | MITOCHONDRIA ASSOCIATED GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE CSF SIGNALING MOLECULE |
| ctg964-0.3-1 | - |
| ctg964-2.17-1 | BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX ZIP TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR |
| ctg964-2.18-1 | TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATOR CUBITUS INTERRUPTUS |
| ctg965-0.0-1 | ATPASES OF THE PP SUPERFAMILY-RELATED |
| ctg965-1.0-1 | |
| ctg965-1.1-1 | |
| ctg965-1.8-1 | POL PROTEIN |
| ctg966-0.11-1 | |
| ctg966-0.9-1 | |
| ctg966-2.10-1 | FI04643P-RELATED |
| ctg966-2.12-1 | SIGNAL PEPTIDE, CUB AND EGF-LIKE DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| ctg966-2.4-1 | HYR DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| ctg967-1.0-1 | NEUROLIGIN |
| ctg967-1.3-1 | BONUS, ISOFORM C-RELATED |
| ctg967-2.11-1 | |
| ctg967-2.2-1 | DISCOIDIN, CUB, EGF, LAMININ , AND ZINC METALLOPROTEASE DOMAIN CONTAINING |
| ctg967-2.5-1 | |
| ctg967-2.7-1 | BONUS, ISOFORM C-RELATED |
| ctg9673-0.0-1 | |
| ctg9678-0.1-1 | FOLYLPOLYGLUTAMATE SYNTHASE-RELATED |
| ctg968-0.2-1 | HISTONE ACETYLTRANSFERASE |
| ctg968-0.3-1 | |
| ctg968-2.10-1 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
| ctg968-2.15-1 | INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS |
| ctg968-2.20-1 |
