Integrative taxonomy of a new cocculinid limpet dominating the Aurora Vent Field in the central Arctic ocean

• Published in: Royal Society Open Science
• Main Authors: Chen, Chong, Hilário, Ana, Rodrigues, Clara F., Ramirez-Llodra, Eva
• Other Authors: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Norges Forskningsråd
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Royal Society 2022
• Subjects: Arctic; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Arctic Ocean; Gakkel Ridge; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.220885; https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.220885; https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full-xml/10.1098/rsos.220885

Deep-sea hydrothermal vents host lush chemosynthetic communities, dominated by endemic fauna that cannot live in other ecosystems. Despite over 500 active vents found worldwide, the Arctic has remained a little-studied piece of vent biogeography. Though located as early as 2001, the faunal communiti...