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_27349 | |
Hgig_27350 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
Hgig_27351 | |
Hgig_27352 | |
Hgig_27353 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
Hgig_27354 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN ZIC AND GLI |
Hgig_27355 | |
Hgig_27356 | |
Hgig_27357 | TRANSPOSASE-RELATED |
Hgig_27358 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
Hgig_27359 | |
Hgig_27360 | |
Hgig_27361 | |
Hgig_27362 | |
Hgig_27363 | |
Hgig_27364 | |
Hgig_27365 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
Hgig_27366 | |
Hgig_27367 | |
Hgig_27368 | HAT FAMILY DIMERISATION DOMAINCONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
Hgig_27369 | EXODEOXYRIBONUCLEASE III |
Hgig_27370 | ZINC FINGER AND BTB DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
Hgig_27371 | |
Hgig_27372 | |
Hgig_27373 | |
Hgig_27374 | |
Hgig_27375 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT TC3 TRANSPOSASE-LIKE PROTEIN |
Hgig_27376 | TRANSPOSASE-RELATED |
Hgig_27377 | APPLE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
Hgig_27378 | |
Hgig_27379 | PROTEIN CBG27172 |
Hgig_27380 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
Hgig_27381 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
Hgig_27382 | |
Hgig_27383 | OSJNBA0013A04.12 PROTEIN |
Hgig_27384 | |
Hgig_27385 | |
Hgig_27386 | ZINC FINGER AND BTB DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
Hgig_27387 | TRANSPOSASE-RELATED |
Hgig_27388 | |
Hgig_27389 | |
Hgig_27390 | |
Hgig_27391 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
Hgig_27392 | |
Hgig_27393 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
Hgig_27394 | PROTEIN CBG27172 |
Hgig_27395 | |
Hgig_27396 | |
Hgig_27397 | |
Hgig_27398 |