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_05646 | |
Hgig_05647 | |
Hgig_05648 | PROTEIN CBG27172 |
Hgig_05649 | - |
Hgig_05650 | |
Hgig_05651 | |
Hgig_05652 | TRANSPORT AND GOLGI ORGANIZATION PROTEIN 6 FAMILY MEMBER |
Hgig_05653 | |
Hgig_05654 | TRANSPORT AND GOLGI ORGANIZATION PROTEIN 6 FAMILY MEMBER |
Hgig_05655 | |
Hgig_05656 | SCHNURRI, ISOFORM F |
Hgig_05657 | |
Hgig_05658 | OS02G0815200 PROTEIN |
Hgig_05659 | |
Hgig_05660 | |
Hgig_05661 | |
Hgig_05662 | |
Hgig_05663 | CATION EFFLUX PROTEIN/ ZINC TRANSPORTER |
Hgig_05664 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 39 |
Hgig_05665 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 39 |
Hgig_05666 | PR DOMAIN ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
Hgig_05667 | BTB/POZ DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
Hgig_05668 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 39 |
Hgig_05669 | |
Hgig_05670 | ORGANIC SOLUTE TRANSPORTER-RELATED |
Hgig_05671 | ORGANIC SOLUTE TRANSPORTER-RELATED |
Hgig_05672 | TRYPSIN-RELATED |
Hgig_05673 | PRE-MRNA SPLICING FACTOR-RELATED |
Hgig_05674 | GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE |
Hgig_05675 | |
Hgig_05676 | CENTROSOMAL PROTEIN 2 |
Hgig_05677 | HOMEOBOX PROTEIN EMX-RELATED |
Hgig_05678 | |
Hgig_05679 | |
Hgig_05680 | |
Hgig_05681 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
Hgig_05682 | E3 UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE TRAIP |
Hgig_05683 | PROTEIN FAM167A |
Hgig_05684 | BETA-1,2-N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINYLTRANSFERASE II |
Hgig_05685 | TB1 PROTEIN-RELATED |
Hgig_05686 | |
Hgig_05687 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
Hgig_05688 | |
Hgig_05689 | LACTOYLGLUTATHIONE LYASE GLYOXALASE I |
Hgig_05690 | NEGATIVE REGULATOR OF VESICLE FORMATION-RELATED |
Hgig_05691 | AGAP008170-PA |
Hgig_05692 | S -2-HYDROXY-ACID OXIDASE-RELATED |
Hgig_05693 | STROMAL ANTIGEN |
Hgig_05694 | - |
Hgig_05695 |