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| Corbari, Laure; Zbinden, Magali; Cambon-bonavita, Marie-anne; Gaill, Françoise; Compere, Philippe. |
| The shrimp Rimicaris exoculata is considered a primary consumer that dominates the fauna of most Mid-Atlantic Ridge hydrothermal ecosystems. The shrimps harbour in their gill chamber an important ectosymbiotic community of chemoautotrophic bacteria associated with iron oxide deposits. The settlement and development of this ectosymbiosis was investigated using microscopy techniques (light microscopy, LM; and scanning, transmission and environmental scanning electron microscopy: SEM and ESEM, respectively) for shrimps from 2 different vent fields (Rainbow, 36 degrees 14.0' N and TAG, 26 degrees 08.0' N). The results revealed a bacterial re-colonisation after each exuviation and a development of the bacterial community in 5 steps in relation to the moult... |
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Palavras-chave: Iron oxides; Ectosymbiosis; Moult cycle; Shrimp; Hydrothermal vents. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2008/publication-4626.pdf |
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