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 |
|---|---|
| ctg1565-0.1-1 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| ctg1565-0.2-1 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| ctg1565-0.3-1 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| ctg1565-0.4-1 | |
| ctg1565-0.5-1 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| ctg1566-0.5-1 | OXIDASE/PEROXIDASE |
| ctg1566-1.0-1 | PREFOLDIN SUBUNIT 6 |
| ctg1566-1.10-1 | RNA HELICASE |
| ctg1566-1.5-1 | OXIDASE/PEROXIDASE |
| ctg1566-1.6-1 | OXIDASE/PEROXIDASE |
| ctg1566-1.9-1 | |
| ctg1567-0.8-1 | MYOSIN VII, XV |
| ctg1568-0.0-1 | ACYLOXYACYL HYDROLASE |
| ctg1568-0.2-1 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
| ctg1568-0.9-1 | |
| ctg1568-1.15-1 | ACYLOXYACYL HYDROLASE |
| ctg1568-1.16-1 | SERINE/THREONINE-PROTEIN KINASE UNC-51-RELATED |
| ctg1568-1.17-1 | CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITOR-RELATED PROTEIN |
| ctg1568-1.18-1 | ALANYL-TRNA SYNTHETASE |
| ctg1568-1.19-1 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| ctg1568-1.20-1 | DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE |
| ctg1568-1.21-1 | DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE |
| ctg1568-1.22-1 | 39S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L52, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| ctg1569-0.10-1 | KINESIN-LIKE PROTEIN KIF11 |
| ctg1569-0.11-1 | CYTOCHROME P450 26 |
| ctg1569-0.13-1 | TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX-30 |
| ctg1569-0.8-1 | URACIL-DNA GLYCOSYLASE |
| ctg1569-0.9-1 | BACULOVIRAL IAP REPEAT-CONTAINING PROTEIN 1 |
| ctg157-0.1-1 | |
| ctg157-1.0-1 | |
| ctg157-2.0-1 | DYNEIN HEAVY CHAIN |
| ctg157-2.1-1 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| ctg157-2.2-1 | INTEGRASE CORE DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| ctg157-3.0-1 | REGULATOR OF G-PROTEIN SIGNALING 22 |
| ctg157-3.1-1 | REGULATOR OF G-PROTEIN SIGNALING 22 |
| ctg157-4.3-1 | HYPOXIA-INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1 ALPHA |
| ctg157-5.3-1 | YLP MOTIF CONTAINING PROTEIN NUCLEAR PROTEIN ZAP |
| ctg157-5.4-1 | |
| ctg157-5.5-1 | |
| ctg157-6.5-1 | TETRASPANIN |
| ctg157-6.6-1 | PEROXIREDOXIN |
| ctg157-6.7-1 | TETRATRICOPEPTIDE REPEAT PROTEIN 13 |
| ctg157-7.0-1 | C-1-TETRAHYDROFOLATE SYNTHASE, CYTOPLASMIC-RELATED |
| ctg157-7.1-1 | 5'-AMP-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE , BETA SUBUNIT |
| ctg157-7.10-1 | MAMMALIAN EPENDYMIN-RELATED PROTEIN 1 |
| ctg157-7.3-1 | MAMMALIAN EPENDYMIN-RELATED PROTEIN 1 |
| ctg157-7.4-1 | MAMMALIAN EPENDYMIN-RELATED PROTEIN 1 |
| ctg157-7.5-1 | RPE-SPONDIN |
| ctg157-7.6-1 | MAMMALIAN EPENDYMIN-RELATED PROTEIN 1 |
| ctg157-7.7-1 | MAMMALIAN EPENDYMIN-RELATED PROTEIN 1 |
