Hirondellea gigas is a species of amphipod crustacean found in the hadal zone of the Pacific Ocean, particularly in the Mariana Trench. It is adapted to extreme deep-sea environments, living at depths exceeding 10,000 meters where pressures are immense and temperatures are near freezing. This species feeds on organic matter that sinks to the ocean floor, playing a crucial role in the deep-sea ecosystem as a scavenger. Its unique adaptations, such as a lightweight exoskeleton and specialized enzymes, allow it to survive and thrive in one of the most extreme habitats on Earth.
Species | Phylum | Common Name | Ecosystem | Depth | Habitat | NCBI Taxonomy ID |
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Hirondellea gigas | Arthropoda | - | Deep sea | 6,800-11,000 | Mariana Trench in the northwestern Pacific Ocean | 1518452 |
Genome Assembly | Genome Size | Assembly level | Released year | WGS accession | Submitter | BioProject | BUSCO completeness | Gene Number |
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- | 13.92Gb | Chromosome | 2025 | CNA0142381 | - | CNP0005374 | 89.34% | 27,881 |
Title | Journal | Pubmed ID |
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The amphipod genome reveals population dynamics and adaptations to hadal environment | Cell | 40054448 |
Gene ID | Description |
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Hgig_24647 | |
Hgig_24648 | |
Hgig_24649 | SNAC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
Hgig_24650 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE |
Hgig_24651 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT TC3 TRANSPOSASE-LIKE PROTEIN |
Hgig_24652 | PROTEIN CBG27172 |
Hgig_24653 | |
Hgig_24654 | |
Hgig_24655 | |
Hgig_24656 | POLYCYSTIN-1 |
Hgig_24657 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASES |
Hgig_24658 | GLUTATHIONE S-TRANSFERASE |
Hgig_24659 | |
Hgig_24660 | OSTEOCLAST-STIMULATING FACTOR 1 |
Hgig_24661 | PROTEIN CBG27172 |
Hgig_24662 | |
Hgig_24663 | BETA-HEXOSAMINIDASE |
Hgig_24664 | NISCHARIN RELATED |
Hgig_24665 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE |
Hgig_24666 | |
Hgig_24667 | SET AND MYND DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 4 |
Hgig_24668 | ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE RELATED |
Hgig_24669 | CELL CYCLE CHECKPOINT PROTEIN RAD1 |
Hgig_24670 | |
Hgig_24671 | |
Hgig_24672 | |
Hgig_24673 | |
Hgig_24674 | |
Hgig_24675 | |
Hgig_24676 | BONE MARROW PROTEOGLYCAN |
Hgig_24677 | |
Hgig_24678 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
Hgig_24679 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASES |
Hgig_24680 | |
Hgig_24681 | |
Hgig_24682 | |
Hgig_24683 | |
Hgig_24684 | |
Hgig_24685 | |
Hgig_24686 | |
Hgig_24687 | |
Hgig_24688 | |
Hgig_24689 | |
Hgig_24690 | |
Hgig_24691 | VALYL-TRNA SYNTHETASES |
Hgig_24692 | TETRATRICOPEPTIDE REPEAT PROTEIN 8 |
Hgig_24693 | |
Hgig_24694 | HAT FAMILY DIMERISATION DOMAINCONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
Hgig_24695 | CARNITINE O-ACYLTRANSFERASE |
Hgig_24696 |