- is much
faunal overlap in
these whale falls across oceans.
Mussels and
vesicomyid clams belong to
groups that
harbor chemosynthetic bacteria,
which can...
-
functioning in the
absence of sunlight.
These supported organisms such as
vesicomyid and
thyasirid clams, as well as
marine gastropods and
other epifauna similar...
- symbiotic, for
example living inside the
mantle of
certain thyasirid and
vesicomyid bivalves.
Otherwise the
first link in the
hadal food web are heterotroph...
-
particularly in
vestimentiferan tubeworms R.
pachyptila and then in
vesicomyid clams and
mytilid mussels revealed the
chemoautotrophic potential of the...
-
board the
vessel November 14, 1984) that
resulted in
clear images of
vesicomyid clam
chemosynthetic communities (Rossman et al., 1987) coincidentally...
-
contain bacterial endosymbionts; in 1984 vent
bathymodiolid mussels and
vesicomyid clams were also
found to
carry endosymbionts. However, the mechanisms...
-
through symbiosis.
These communities are
characterized by
species such as
vesicomyid clams,
mytilid mussels, limpets, isopods,
giant tube worms, soft corals...
-
Okutani T. &
Iwasaki N. 2003.
Noteworthy abyssal mollusks (excluding
vesicomyid bivalves)
collected from the
Nankai Trough off
Shikoku by the ROV Kaiko...
-
Tissues contain exogenous DNA
corresponding to
bivalve mollusks, the
vesicomyid Archivesica diagonalis and
Calyptogena pacifica.
Comparison of mitochondrial...
-
Tissues contain exogenous DNA
corresponding to
bivalve mollusks, the
vesicomyid Acila castrensis and
Nucula nucleus.
Comparison of
mitochondrial DNA and...
