Bathymodiolus Kenk & B. R. Wilson 1985

Item Type: Image Title: Vent mussel Copyright: Serpent Project Species: Bathymodiolus childressi Behaviour: Feeding alongside chiridotid Site: Atlantic -- Gulf of Mexico -- Tiger Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 2750 Latitude: 26 deg 10' 48" N Longitude: 94 deg 37' 23" W Countries: Mexico -- Gulf of Mexico Habitat: Temperate Gravel and Sand Rig: Discoverer Deep Seas Project Partners: Transocean, Subsea 7, Chevron USA ROV: Hercules 8 Deposited By: Rob Curry Deposited On: 13 March 2007

Item Type: Video Title: Vent mussel Species: Bathymodiolus childressi Behaviour: attached to seafloor with anemones, sea cucumber Site: Atlantic -- Gulf of Mexico -- Tiger Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 2750 Latitude: 26 deg 10' 48" N Longitude: 94 deg 37' 23" W Countries: Mexico -- Gulf of Mexico Habitat: Tropical Muddy Sand Rig: Discoverer Deep Seas Project Partners: Transocean, Subsea 7, Chevron USA ROV: Hercules 8 Deposited By: Rob Curry Deposited On: 13 March 2007

Bathymodiolus thermophilus have planktotrophic larvae. We find them in our plankton samples when they are close to settling. It is possible that we do not collect them as trochophores or D-stage larvae because they may be too small to be caught on our 63µm sieves. Near to settlement they are brownish in color.

Mussel Scale 1 cm

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