Several deep-sea mussels and their associated symbionts are able to live both on wood and on whale f...
Several deep-sea mussels and their associated symbionts are able to live both on wood and on whale falls
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London: The Royal Society
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Bathymodiolin mussels occur at hydrothermal vents and cold seeps, where they thrive thanks to symbiotic associations with chemotrophic bacteria. Closely related genera Idas and Adipicola are associated with organic falls, ecosystems that have been suggested as potential evolutionary 'stepping stones' in the colonization of deeper and more sulphide-...
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Several deep-sea mussels and their associated symbionts are able to live both on wood and on whale falls
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TN_cdi_pubmed_primary_18796394
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmed_primary_18796394
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0962-8452,0950-1193
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1471-2954
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10.1098/rspb.2008.1101
