Like many bivalves, the deep-sea hydrothermal mussel Bathymodiolus azoricus anchors itself to the bottom using byssal threads. Bacteria have been spotted within these threads and may be responsible ...
In the deep sea, far away from the light of the sun, organisms use chemical energy to fix carbon. At hydrothermal vents - where hot, mineral-rich water gushes out of towering chimneys called black ...
Bathymodiolus mussels and other inhabitants of hydrothermal vents on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge off the coast of the Azores.
Mussels of the genus Bathymodiolus, related to the well-known blue mussel, are among the most dominant inhabitants of hot vents in the deep ocean. In their gills, they house so-called ...
Using oceanographic and genetic analysis of shells of the genus Bathymodiolus, an international team of scientists led by GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel have proven that there are ...
Object Details Collector Dr. Robert C. Vrijenhoek Pat Hickey Shannon Johnson Ana Hilario Ocean/Sea/Gulf South Pacific Ocean Vessel Alvin DSR/V; Atlantis R/V Record Last Modified 4 Oct 2022 Specimen ...
Why am I telling you this in a column that is normally about Poway? Because I went to a delightful birthday party a week ago at the Martin Johnson House at Scripps Institute and learned a great deal ...
Object Details Collector Dr. Robert C. Vrijenhoek Pat Hickey Shannon Johnson Ana Hilario Ocean/Sea/Gulf South Pacific Ocean Vessel Alvin DSR/V; Atlantis R/V Record Last Modified 4 Oct 2022 Specimen ...