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 …

Brisingida Fisher 1928 is one of the seven currently recognised starfish orders, and one of
the least known taxa as being exclusive deep-sea inhabitants. Modern deep-sea …

The sessile benthic fauna on ferromanganese (Fe-Mn) crusts is poorly known, with many
groups of invertebrates still barely examined. Collections made during Yuzhmorgeologiya …

Hydrothermal vent areas have drawn increasing interest since they were discovered in
1977. Because of chemoautotrophic bacteria, they possess high abundances of vent …

This study presents a novel approach to map the structural configuration of the northern part
of the Central Indian Ridge from satellite-derived gravity data. The proposed approach is …

Red-blooded neritimorph gastropods in the subfamily Shinkailepadinae are specialists of
chemosynthesis-based ecosystems, with the most diverse genus Shinkailepas endemic to …

The discovery of inactive hydrothermal vent sulfide features near 9° 50'N on the East Pacific
Rise provides an opportunity to investigate the distribution and feeding ecology of …

This work describes Bryozoa of the order Cheilostomata associated with polymetallic
nodules collected by box-coring in the eastern part of the Russian exploration area of the …

While the giant anemone, Relicanthus daphneae, has been described as a characteristic
inhabitant of the East Pacific Ocean since 1991, there are relatively few published …