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_05346 | |
Hgig_05347 | |
Hgig_05348 | PROTEIN CBG27172 |
Hgig_05349 | |
Hgig_05350 | |
Hgig_05351 | |
Hgig_05352 | |
Hgig_05353 | |
Hgig_05354 | PORCUPINE |
Hgig_05355 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
Hgig_05356 | EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE PROTEIN-RELATED |
Hgig_05357 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
Hgig_05358 | SORTILIN RELATED |
Hgig_05359 | |
Hgig_05360 | CADHERIN-23 |
Hgig_05361 | DESMOGLEIN FAMILY MEMBER |
Hgig_05362 | PROTEIN ECT2 |
Hgig_05363 | FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR |
Hgig_05364 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
Hgig_05365 | |
Hgig_05366 | |
Hgig_05367 | |
Hgig_05368 | |
Hgig_05369 | TRAFFICKING PROTEIN PARTICLE COMPLEX SUBUNIT |
Hgig_05370 | RAS-RELATED PROTEIN RAB |
Hgig_05371 | AAA DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
Hgig_05372 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
Hgig_05373 | |
Hgig_05374 | |
Hgig_05375 | ADHESION REGULATING MOLECULE 1 110 KDA CELL MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEIN |
Hgig_05376 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE |
Hgig_05377 | PROTEIN CBG27172 |
Hgig_05378 | |
Hgig_05379 | IONOTROPIC RECEPTOR 20A-RELATED |
Hgig_05380 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
Hgig_05381 | |
Hgig_05382 | SODIUM/CHLORIDE DEPENDENT TRANSPORTER |
Hgig_05383 | COLLAGEN ALPHA |
Hgig_05384 | DUAL SPECIFICITY PROTEIN KINASE |
Hgig_05385 | |
Hgig_05386 | |
Hgig_05387 | RIBOSOME RECYCLING FACTOR |
Hgig_05388 | |
Hgig_05389 | |
Hgig_05390 | PROTEASE M14 CARBOXYPEPTIDASE |
Hgig_05391 | |
Hgig_05392 | |
Hgig_05393 | |
Hgig_05394 | |
Hgig_05395 | UNCHARACTERIZED |