Shinkaia crosnieri is a species of squat lobster in the family Munidopsidae, commonly found in deep-sea hydrothermal vent ecosystems in the western Pacific Ocean. This species relies on chemosynthetic bacteria that live on its setae for nutrition. The bacteria oxidize sulfur compounds from the vent fluids, providing essential nutrients to the host. Shinkaia crosnieri plays a significant role in vent ecosystems by facilitating nutrient cycling and supporting microbial communities, making it an important model for studying symbiosis in extreme environments.
| Species | Phylum | Common Name | Ecosystem | Depth | Habitat | NCBI Taxonomy ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shinkaia crosnieri | Arthropoda | - | Hydrothermal vent | 1,200-1,500 | Iheya North hydrothermal vent in Okinawa Trough (126°58.82′E, 27°47.44′N) | 480484 |
| Genome Assembly | Genome Size | Assembly level | Released year | WGS accession | Submitter | BioProject | BUSCO completeness | Gene Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | ～2.12Gb | Scaffold | 2020 | - | Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences | PRJNA533174 | 74.60% | 80,742 |
| Title | Journal | Pubmed ID |
|---|---|---|
| Genomic evidence of population genetic differentiation in deep-sea squat lobster Shinkaia crosnieri (crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from Northwestern Pacific hydrothermal vent and cold seep | Deep Sea Research Part I | - |
