A deep sea sponge that has typically been studied in isolation, Euplectella aspergillum, tends to live in bouquets of several sponges. Why? A complex hydrodynamic entanglement favors downstream organisms at no cost to upstream ones. In @PNASNexus: https://t.co/YMLOZ6Tv5k
[New Paper] @ESAEcology reports a remarkable limpet that feeds exclusively on chitinous tubes of deep-sea tubeworms! Chitin may be a key energy reserve in the deep. New species in the family Osteopeltidae previously only known from whale fall.
OPEN ACCESS: https://t.co/FcR6sf3iGQ
[新作] チューブワームの仲間・サガミハオリムシの全ゲノムを染色体レベルで解読しました! 真核生物70000種の全ゲノム解読を目指す"Darwin Tree of Life project" @darwintreelife の一部です。
@sangerinstitute@WellcomeOpenRes に掲載、オープンアクセスです: https://t.co/XEcKDvjdkg