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Experimental evidence for filter-feeding by the hydrothermal vent mussel, Bathymodiolus thermophilus

1991; Pergamon Press; Volume: 38; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0198-0149(91)90084-s

1878-2477

Henry M. Page, Aline Fiala‐Médioni, Charles R. Fisher, James J. Childress,

Marine Ecology and Invasive Species

We provide experimental evidence, using a high-pressure recirculating aquarium and radiolabeled bacteria, that the hydrothermal vent mussel. Bathymodiolus thermophilus, can clear and assimilate particulate organic matter. Our results support previous evidence that this mussel can filter-feed on particulate organic matter to supplement nutrients provided by endosymbiotic chemoautotrophic bacteria.