Background Bivalves have independently evolved a variety of symbiotic relationships with
chemosynthetic bacteria. These relationships range from endo-to extracellular interactions …

Deep-sea cold seeps are dynamic sources of methane release and unique habitats
supporting ocean biodiversity and productivity. Here, we describe newly discovered animal …

Many bivalves living in symbiosis with chemoautotrophic bacteria are mixotrophs, deriving
nutrients both from their symbionts and from external sources. The bivalve family …

Deep-sea mussels of the genus Bathymodiolus are numerically dominant macrofauna in
many cold seep and hydrothermal vent ecosystems worldwide, and they depend on organic …

The bivalve family Thyasiridae includes species living in symbiosis with chemoautotrophic,
sulphur-oxidizing bacteria and others that are asymbiotic. Chemosymbiotic thyasirids create …

Abstract Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) theory describes the ecophysiology of individuals
and distinguishes between the biomass of an organism that functions as an energy reserve …

We used ancient DNA (aDNA) extraction methods to sequence museum voucher samples of
Oligobrachia webbi, a frenulate siboglinid polychaete described from a northern Norwegian …

Background Next-generation sequencing has opened new avenues for studying metabolic
capabilities of bacteria that cannot be cultured. Here, we provide a metagenomic description …

Stable associations between marine invertebrates and their chemosynthetic bacterial
symbionts are predicated on both the adequate transfer of resources and the restriction of …

In this study, we investigated the composition of the gill tissue relative to the reproductive
status of the lucinid clam Loripes orbiculatus (sensus Poli, 1791) according to seasonal as …