About Hirondellea gigas

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.


Basic Information
SpeciesPhylumCommon NameEcosystemDepthHabitatNCBI Taxonomy ID
Hirondellea gigasArthropoda-Deep sea6,800-11,000Mariana Trench in the northwestern Pacific Ocean1518452

Genome Assembly Information
Genome AssemblyGenome SizeAssembly levelReleased yearWGS accessionSubmitterBioProjectBUSCO completenessGene Number
-13.92GbChromosome2025CNA0142381-CNP000537489.34%27,881

References
TitleJournalPubmed ID
The amphipod genome reveals population dynamics and adaptations to hadal environmentCell40054448

Gene Information

<< First 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 Forward> Last>>        558 pages in total

Gene IDDescription
Hgig_05896PROLYL 4-HYDROXYLASE ALPHA SUBUNIT
Hgig_05897PROLYL 4-HYDROXYLASE ALPHA SUBUNIT
Hgig_05898
Hgig_05899TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CATION CHANNEL PROTEIN PAINLESS
Hgig_05900TROPONIN I
Hgig_05901
Hgig_05902UNCHARACTERIZED
Hgig_05903ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN
Hgig_05904
Hgig_05905
Hgig_05906CTX-RELATED TYPE I TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN
Hgig_05907CTX-RELATED TYPE I TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN
Hgig_05908
Hgig_05909
Hgig_05910COPROPORPHYRINOGEN III OXIDASE, MITOCHONDRIAL
Hgig_05911
Hgig_05912
Hgig_05913PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL KINASE
Hgig_05914
Hgig_05915
Hgig_05916UBX DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 4
Hgig_05917PROTEIN CBG27172
Hgig_05918
Hgig_05919
Hgig_05920TUBULIN MONOGLYCYLASE TTLL3
Hgig_05921
Hgig_05922ARGINYL-TRNA SYNTHETASE
Hgig_05923LIM/HOMEOBOX PROTEIN LHX
Hgig_05924REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE
Hgig_05925LIM/HOMEOBOX PROTEIN LHX
Hgig_05926REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE
Hgig_05927
Hgig_05928ZINC FINGER PROTEIN
Hgig_05929
Hgig_05930
Hgig_05931NUCLEAR RECEPTOR SUBFAMILY 5 GROUP A
Hgig_05932ACETYL-COA C-ACYLTRANSFERASE
Hgig_05933AD039 HT014 THIOREDOXIN FAMILY TRP26
Hgig_05934PROCOLLAGEN-LYSINE,2-OXOGLUTARATE 5-DIOXYGENASE/GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE 25 FAMILY MEMBER
Hgig_05935ACETYL-COA C-ACYLTRANSFERASE
Hgig_05936TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE
Hgig_05937HISTONE DEACETYLASE COMPLEX SUBUNIT SAP130
Hgig_05938XAP-5 PROTEIN-RELATED
Hgig_05939PROTEIN MAGO NASHI HOMOLOG
Hgig_05940F-BOX DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN, EXPRESSED
Hgig_05941AGAP007547-PA
Hgig_05942
Hgig_05943WD40 REPEAT PROTEIN
Hgig_05944
Hgig_05945PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITIDE PHOSPHATASE SAC1
TOP