For much of terrestrial biodiversity, the evolutionary pathways of adaptation from marine
ancestors are poorly understood and have usually been viewed as a binary trait. True crabs …

Though not directly dependent on photosynthesis, deep-sea chemosynthetic communities
have not been sheltered from catastrophic changes affecting Earth's photic zone. Instead …

The discussion that follows is not intended to cover all groups of crabs, or even offer an in-
depth analysis of every superfamily and their constituent families. Instead, it focuses on …

Deep-sea hydrothermal vent habitats are small, rare and support unique species through
chemosynthesis. As this vulnerable ecosystem is increasingly threatened by human …

Elucidating the genetic mechanisms of adaptation to the hydrothermal vent in organisms at
genomic level is significant for understanding the adaptive evolution process in the extreme …

The deep-sea squat lobster, Shinkaia crosnieri Baba and Williams, 1988, previously only
observed in hydrothermal vents, was recently found in a cold-seep site off the coast of …

Compared to the striking diversification and levels of endemism observed in many terrestrial
groups within the Hawaiian Archipelago, marine invertebrates exhibit remarkably lower …

Two new species of the genus Austinograea (Bythograeidae), distinct from A. williamsi and
A. alayseae, are here reported from hydrothermal vent fields of the southwestern Pacific: A …

Hydrothermal vent organisms have evolved physiological adaptations to cope with extreme
abiotic conditions including temperature and pH. To date, acid-base regulatory abilities of …

Members of the brachyuran crab family, Bythograeidae, are among the most abundant and
common crabs in vent fields. However, their identification based on morphological …