#mussels — Public Fediverse posts

Scientists make surprise discovery of life in the seafloor’s underworld https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/16/science/life-below-seafloor-hydrothermal-vents/index.html

Animal life in the shallow subseafloor crust at #DeepSea #HydrothermalVents: Monika Bright et al. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-52631-9

"the vents belch out elements that help #bacteria, #mussels, #TubeWorms survive... researchers exposed parts of the #subseafloor and uncovered a surprise: #caves connected to the vents teeming with giant tube #worms, some reaching up to 0.5 meter long, and other #animals"

Seascapes of the #DeepSea https://oceanbites.org/seascapes-of-the-deep-sea/

Seascape #ecology in the vicinity of a Blake Ridge cold seep: Kellie Johnson et al. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1198226/full

"The #ColdSeep ecosystem included #mussels, #clams, #tubeworms, and #BacterialMats capable of harnessing energy from the methane and sulfur-rich environment through symbiosis... Outside the cold seep, #SeaStars, #urchins, and #SeaCucumbers dominated. The seep also seemed to be a hotspot for certain #predators such as #octopus"

Venturing to the Western Galápagos Spreading Center https://schmidtocean.org/cruise-log-post/venturing-to-the-western-galapagos-spreading-center/ #HydrothermalVents #Hydrothermal #DeepSea

"Previous expeditions to Iguanas, Pingüinos, and Navidad vent fields found lush #symbiotic animal communities dominated by giant #tubeworms, #clams, and #mussels that are similar to those along the Eastern #Galápagos Spreading Center, as well as unique #biology, such as abundant yellow skate eggs incubating in warm venting fluid."