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 |
|---|---|
| ctg938-1.12-1 | LEUCINE-RICH MELANOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN |
| ctg938-1.13-1 | |
| ctg938-1.2-1 | ANKYRIN REPEAT, PH AND SEC7 DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN SECG-RELATED |
| ctg938-1.8-1 | TALIN ROD DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 1 |
| ctg938-1.9-1 | WD40 REPEAT PROTEIN |
| ctg9380-0.0-1 | |
| ctg939-0.1-1 | INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS |
| ctg939-0.3-1 | UPF0565 PROTEIN C2ORF69 |
| ctg939-0.4-1 | PHAGE_INTEGRASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| ctg939-0.9-1 | |
| ctg939-1.0-1 | TETRASPANIN |
| ctg939-1.3-1 | IMMUNOGLOBULIN |
| ctg939-1.5-1 | PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL KINASE |
| ctg9395-0.1-1 | COMPLEMENT COMPONENT-RELATED SUSHI DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| ctg94-0.0-1 | PERIODIC TRYPTOPHAN PROTEIN 1 |
| ctg94-0.1-1 | SER/THR PROTEIN KINASE-TRB |
| ctg94-1.0-1 | |
| ctg94-1.1-1 | PROTEASE FAMILY M14 CARBOXYPEPTIDASE A,B |
| ctg94-1.13-1 | SEEDY PROTEIN A/C FAMILY MEMBER |
| ctg94-1.2-1 | CDC37-RELATED |
| ctg94-1.3-1 | ARSENITE METHYLTRANSFERASE |
| ctg94-1.4-1 | GAF/PUTATIVE CYTOSKELETAL PROTEIN |
| ctg94-2.0-1 | RING ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
| ctg94-2.1-1 | GDP-L-FUCOSE SYNTHASE |
| ctg94-3.10-1 | DUF3504 DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| ctg94-3.9-1 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| ctg94-6.0-1 | |
| ctg94-6.1-1 | DISCOIDIN, CUB, EGF, LAMININ , AND ZINC METALLOPROTEASE DOMAIN CONTAINING |
| ctg94-6.2-1 | |
| ctg94-6.3-1 | G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR FAMILY 1 MEMBER |
| ctg94-7.13-1 | SERINE/THREONINE-PROTEIN KINASE ATM |
| ctg94-7.14-1 | SERINE/THREONINE-PROTEIN KINASE ATM |
| ctg94-7.15-1 | ANDROGLOBIN |
| ctg94-7.16-1 | ASSOCIATE OF C-MYC AMY-1 |
| ctg94-7.17-1 | MITOCHONDRIAL CARRIER HOMOLOG |
| ctg940-0.0-1 | ENOLASE |
| ctg940-0.1-1 | ANKYRIN REPEAT DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 53 |
| ctg940-1.19-1 | SARCOMA ANTIGEN NY-SAR-23 |
| ctg940-1.20-1 | LIM DOMAIN-BINDING PROTEIN |
| ctg940-1.21-1 | SHOOTIN-1 |
| ctg9406-0.1-1 | |
| ctg941-1.18-1 | |
| ctg941-1.20-1 | ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR-RELATED G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| ctg941-1.21-1 | |
| ctg941-1.23-1 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 33 ACETYL-COA TRANSPORTER -RELATED |
| ctg942-0.4-1 | |
| ctg942-2.10-1 | |
| ctg942-2.11-1 | ADENOSINE DEAMINASE |
| ctg942-2.13-1 | |
| ctg942-2.27-1 | ADENOSINE DEAMINASE |
