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#mussels — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. Scientists make surprise discovery of life in the seafloor’s underworld edition.cnn.com/2024/10/16/sci

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

    "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"

  2. Seascapes of the #DeepSea oceanbites.org/seascapes-of-th

    Seascape #ecology in the vicinity of a Blake Ridge cold seep: Kellie Johnson et al. frontiersin.org/articles/10.33

    "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"

  3. Venturing to the Western Galápagos Spreading Center schmidtocean.org/cruise-log-po #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."