The microbiome is a vital component to the evolution of a host and much of what we know
about the microbiome derives from studies on humans and captive animals. But captivity …

Possibly the last discovery of a previously unknown major ecosystem on Earth was made
just over half a century ago, when researchers found teaming communities of animals …

The discovery of deep-sea hydrothermal vents in 1977 revolutionized our understanding of
the energy sources that fuel primary productivity on Earth. Hydrothermal vent ecosystems …

Microbial biogeography is influenced by the combined effects of passive dispersal and
environmental selection, but the contribution of either factor can be difficult to discern. As …

The deep-sea mussel Gigantidas platifrons is a representative species that relies on
nutrition provided by chemoautotrophic endosymbiotic bacteria to survive in both …

Motivation Traits are increasingly being used to quantify global biodiversity patterns, with
trait databases growing in size and number, across diverse taxa. Despite growing interest in …

Vent and seep animals harness chemosynthetic energy to thrive far from the sun's energy.
While symbiont-derived energy fuels many taxa, vent crustaceans have remained an …

Haemolymph microbiome was considered to be unique to healthy invertebrates and
beneficial to the host against external pathogens, including disease resistance and …

The shrimp Rimicaris exoculata dominates several hydrothermal vent ecosystems of the Mid-
Atlantic Ridge and is thought to be a primary consumer harbouring a chemoautotrophic …

Most autotrophs use the Calvin–Benson–Bassham (CBB) cycle for carbon fixation. In
contrast, all currently described autotrophs from the Campylobacterota (previously …