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 |
---|---|
Hgig_24697 | UBIQUITIN-CONJUGATING ENZYME E2 |
Hgig_24698 | |
Hgig_24699 | |
Hgig_24700 | VIRAL IAP-ASSOCIATED FACTOR HOMOLOG |
Hgig_24701 | CARBOHYDRATE SULFOTRANSFERASE |
Hgig_24702 | CARBOHYDRATE SULFOTRANSFERASE |
Hgig_24703 | |
Hgig_24704 | |
Hgig_24705 | |
Hgig_24706 | ZINC FINGER BED DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 4 |
Hgig_24707 | |
Hgig_24708 | |
Hgig_24709 | |
Hgig_24710 | |
Hgig_24711 | |
Hgig_24712 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE |
Hgig_24713 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE |
Hgig_24714 | RHO FAMILY GTPASE |
Hgig_24715 | RHO FAMILY GTPASE |
Hgig_24716 | TRANSPOSON TY3-I GAG-POL POLYPROTEIN |
Hgig_24717 | BTB DOMAIN TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR |
Hgig_24718 | |
Hgig_24719 | ARGININE OR CREATINE KINASE |
Hgig_24720 | ADAM A DISINTEGRIN AND METALLOPROTEASE DOMAIN |
Hgig_24721 | TRANSPOSON TY3-I GAG-POL POLYPROTEIN |
Hgig_24722 | RNA-BINDING PROTEIN MUSASHI HOMOLOG RBP6 |
Hgig_24723 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE |
Hgig_24724 | GH11358P |
Hgig_24725 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT TC3 TRANSPOSASE-LIKE PROTEIN |
Hgig_24726 | |
Hgig_24727 | NAD(P) TRANSHYDROGENASE |
Hgig_24728 | |
Hgig_24729 | |
Hgig_24730 | |
Hgig_24731 | |
Hgig_24732 | |
Hgig_24733 | |
Hgig_24734 | |
Hgig_24735 | |
Hgig_24736 | |
Hgig_24737 | |
Hgig_24738 | |
Hgig_24739 | |
Hgig_24740 | |
Hgig_24741 | KELCH PROTEIN |
Hgig_24742 | TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION FACTOR IIIC TFIIIC , POLYPEPTIDE 3-RELATED |
Hgig_24743 | |
Hgig_24744 | |
Hgig_24745 | TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION FACTOR IIIC TFIIIC , POLYPEPTIDE 3-RELATED |
Hgig_24746 |