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_05896 | PROLYL 4-HYDROXYLASE ALPHA SUBUNIT |
Hgig_05897 | PROLYL 4-HYDROXYLASE ALPHA SUBUNIT |
Hgig_05898 | |
Hgig_05899 | TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CATION CHANNEL PROTEIN PAINLESS |
Hgig_05900 | TROPONIN I |
Hgig_05901 | |
Hgig_05902 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
Hgig_05903 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
Hgig_05904 | |
Hgig_05905 | |
Hgig_05906 | CTX-RELATED TYPE I TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN |
Hgig_05907 | CTX-RELATED TYPE I TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN |
Hgig_05908 | |
Hgig_05909 | |
Hgig_05910 | COPROPORPHYRINOGEN III OXIDASE, MITOCHONDRIAL |
Hgig_05911 | |
Hgig_05912 | |
Hgig_05913 | PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL KINASE |
Hgig_05914 | |
Hgig_05915 | |
Hgig_05916 | UBX DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 4 |
Hgig_05917 | PROTEIN CBG27172 |
Hgig_05918 | |
Hgig_05919 | |
Hgig_05920 | TUBULIN MONOGLYCYLASE TTLL3 |
Hgig_05921 | |
Hgig_05922 | ARGINYL-TRNA SYNTHETASE |
Hgig_05923 | LIM/HOMEOBOX PROTEIN LHX |
Hgig_05924 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE |
Hgig_05925 | LIM/HOMEOBOX PROTEIN LHX |
Hgig_05926 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE |
Hgig_05927 | |
Hgig_05928 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
Hgig_05929 | |
Hgig_05930 | |
Hgig_05931 | NUCLEAR RECEPTOR SUBFAMILY 5 GROUP A |
Hgig_05932 | ACETYL-COA C-ACYLTRANSFERASE |
Hgig_05933 | AD039 HT014 THIOREDOXIN FAMILY TRP26 |
Hgig_05934 | PROCOLLAGEN-LYSINE,2-OXOGLUTARATE 5-DIOXYGENASE/GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE 25 FAMILY MEMBER |
Hgig_05935 | ACETYL-COA C-ACYLTRANSFERASE |
Hgig_05936 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE |
Hgig_05937 | HISTONE DEACETYLASE COMPLEX SUBUNIT SAP130 |
Hgig_05938 | XAP-5 PROTEIN-RELATED |
Hgig_05939 | PROTEIN MAGO NASHI HOMOLOG |
Hgig_05940 | F-BOX DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN, EXPRESSED |
Hgig_05941 | AGAP007547-PA |
Hgig_05942 | |
Hgig_05943 | WD40 REPEAT PROTEIN |
Hgig_05944 | |
Hgig_05945 | PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITIDE PHOSPHATASE SAC1 |