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 |
|---|---|
| ctg1021-1.3-1 | UPF0728 PROTEIN C10ORF53 |
| ctg1021-2.2-1 | TRANSPOSON TY3-I GAG-POL POLYPROTEIN |
| ctg1021-2.4-1 | SODIUM-COUPLED MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| ctg1021-3.10-1 | |
| ctg1021-3.12-1 | AUTOCRINE PROLIFERATION REPRESSOR PROTEIN A |
| ctg1021-3.16-1 | BONE MARROW PROTEOGLYCAN |
| ctg1021-3.18-1 | INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS |
| ctg1021-3.20-1 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| ctg1021-3.25-1 | AUTOCRINE PROLIFERATION REPRESSOR PROTEIN A |
| ctg1021-3.4-1 | WW DOMAIN BINDING PROTEIN 2, ISOFORM E |
| ctg1021-3.5-1 | TYROSYL-TRNA SYNTHETASE |
| ctg1021-3.6-1 | DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE III |
| ctg1021-3.7-1 | CASEIN KINASE-RELATED |
| ctg1021-3.8-1 | SODIUM-COUPLED MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| ctg1021-3.9-1 | SODIUM-COUPLED MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| ctg1022-1.27-1 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| ctg1022-1.28-1 | INSULIN RECEPTOR SUBSTRATE |
| ctg1022-1.29-1 | ZINC FINGER AND SCAN DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| ctg1022-1.31-1 | SIALATE O-ACETYLESTERASE |
| ctg1023-1.2-1 | TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR SUPERFAMILY MEMBER 9 |
| ctg1023-1.3-1 | BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR, HES-RELATED |
| ctg1023-1.4-1 | BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR, HES-RELATED |
| ctg1024-1.0-1 | FIBRINOGEN/TENASCIN/ANGIOPOEITIN |
| ctg1024-1.2-1 | N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE-6-SULFATASE FAMILY MEMBER |
| ctg1024-1.3-1 | SIMILAR TO HYPOTHETICAL PROTEIN |
| ctg1024-2.0-1 | FI21225P1 |
| ctg1024-2.10-1 | NPC INTRACELLULAR CHOLESTEROL TRANSPORTER 1 |
| ctg1024-2.3-1 | NPC INTRACELLULAR CHOLESTEROL TRANSPORTER 1 |
| ctg1024-2.5-1 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
| ctg1024-2.9-1 | GAMMA-INTERFERON INDUCIBLE LYSOSOMAL THIOL REDUCTASE GILT |
| ctg1025-1.14-1 | |
| ctg1025-1.16-1 | NEUROTRANSMITTER GATED ION CHANNEL |
| ctg1025-1.17-1 | NEUROTRANSMITTER GATED ION CHANNEL |
| ctg1025-1.18-1 | |
| ctg1025-1.19-1 | NEUROTRANSMITTER GATED ION CHANNEL |
| ctg1025-1.20-1 | BTB/POZ DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| ctg1025-1.21-1 | |
| ctg1025-1.24-1 | GM2 GANGLIOSIDE ACTIVATOR PROTEIN |
| ctg1025-1.26-1 | LUPUS LA PROTEIN-RELATED |
| ctg1026-0.1-1 | |
| ctg1026-0.2-1 | |
| ctg1026-4.34-1 | PEPTIDYL-PROLYL CIS-TRANS ISOMERASE |
| ctg1026-4.37-1 | POTASSIUM VOLTAGE-GATED CHANNEL SUBFAMILY KQT MEMBER 4 |
| ctg1026-4.38-1 | ADAMTS A DISINTEGRIN AND METALLOPROTEASE WITH THROMBOSPONDIN MOTIFS PROTEASE |
| ctg1026-4.40-1 | (E3-INDEPENDENT) E2 UBIQUITIN-CONJUGATING ENZYME |
| ctg1026-4.6-1 | POTASSIUM VOLTAGE-GATED CHANNEL SUBFAMILY KQT MEMBER 4 |
| ctg1026-5.1-1 | MAP/MICROTUBULE AFFINITY-REGULATING KINASE |
| ctg1026-5.23-1 | PROTEIN DOK-7 |
| ctg1026-5.3-1 | PROTEIN SIDEKICK |
| ctg1026-5.4-1 |
