The Wocan-1 hydrothermal field is distinct on the occurrence of an active sulfide mound,
discovered on an axial volcanic ridge of the slow-spreading Carlsberg Ridge. The size of the …

Deep-sea hydrothermal vent fields are among the most pristine and remarkable ecosystems
on Earth. They are fueled by microbial chemosynthesis, harbor unique life and can be …

Aim The pattern of biodiversity and biogeography is crucial to informing management and
conservation strategy. But a lack of study across multiple ridge systems, especially for the …

The hairy snails of the genus Alviniconcha are representative deep-sea hydrothermal vent
animals distributed across the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean. Out of six known species …

Abstract The Lucky Strike vent field, located on the Mid‐Atlantic Ridge (MAR), is hosted on
enriched mid‐ocean ridge basalt associated with the nearby Azores hotspot. In this study …

Abstract The Indian Ocean ridges are shaped like the Greek letter lambda (ie, λ), and are up
to approximately 18,000 km in length with various full spreading rates (< 12–80 mm/yr) …

Hydrothermal activities on ultraslow-spreading ridges exhibit diverse characteristics, long
histories with multiple participants, and might form large-scale, high-grade sulfide deposits …

Neolepetopsidae is a family of true limpets restricted to deep-sea chemosynthesis-based
ecosystems. It is a small and little-studied family with about a dozen species in three genera …

To date, 13 biologically active hydrothermal vent (HTV) fields have been described on the
West Indian Ocean ridges. Knowledge of benthic communities of these vent ecosystems …

Alvinellids have long been considered to be endemic to Pacific vents until recent discovery
of their presence in the Indian Ocean. Here, a new alvinellid is characterized and formally …