Overview
Comprehensive Description
This species is found at both hydrothermal vents and cold seeps. In Sagami Bay, B. japonicus is occasionally sympatric in the same habitat. Periostracum colour variable according to habitat. Development not known but most probably with planktonic larval phase.
- HASHIMOTO J. & T. OKUTANI (1994) Venus 53(2): 61-83.
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Denisia 18 and ChEss - Biogeography of Deep-Water Chemosynthetic Ecosystems
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Distribution
Okinawa Bank and off Hatsushima site in Sagami Bay, central Honshu, 1180 m; Mid-Okinawa Trough: Iheya Ridge and Izena Caldron.
- HASHIMOTO J. & T. OKUTANI (1994) Venus 53(2): 61-83.
© Biologiezentrum Linz/Austria
Source:
Denisia 18 and ChEss - Biogeography of Deep-Water Chemosynthetic Ecosystems
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Physical Description
Morphology
Shell rather thick and solid. Umbones often nearly subterminal, but mostly on the same plane with anterior end of the shell. No extreme mantle fusion, valvular siphonal membrane short. Extremely thick and large ctenidia with long demibranchs.
- HASHIMOTO J. & T. OKUTANI (1994) Venus 53(2): 61-83.
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Source:
Denisia 18 and ChEss - Biogeography of Deep-Water Chemosynthetic Ecosystems
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Size
Shell length up to 115.6 mm.
- HASHIMOTO J. & T. OKUTANI (1994) Venus 53(2): 61-83.
© Biologiezentrum Linz/Austria
Source:
Denisia 18 and ChEss - Biogeography of Deep-Water Chemosynthetic Ecosystems
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Type Information
Paratype for Bathymodiolus platifrons Hashimoto & Okutani, 1994
Catalog Number: USNM 880288
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Invertebrate Zoology
Preparation: Alcohol (Ethanol)
Year Collected: 1993
Locality: Honshu Island, Sagami Bay, Hatsushima, Cold Seep Site, Japan, North Pacific Ocean
Depth (m): 1170 to 1170
Vessel: Shinkai 2000 DSR/V
Catalog Number: USNM 880288
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Invertebrate Zoology
Preparation: Alcohol (Ethanol)
Year Collected: 1993
Locality: Honshu Island, Sagami Bay, Hatsushima, Cold Seep Site, Japan, North Pacific Ocean
Depth (m): 1170 to 1170
Vessel: Shinkai 2000 DSR/V
- Paratype: Hashimoto, J. & Okutani, T. 1994. Venus (Japanese Journal Of Malacology). 53(2): 64-66, fig.2.
© Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Invertebrate Zoology
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Paratype for Bathymodiolus platifrons Hashimoto & Okutani, 1994
Catalog Number: USNM 880287
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Invertebrate Zoology
Preparation: Alcohol (Ethanol)
Year Collected: 1993
Locality: Honshu Island, Sagami Bay, Hatsushima, Cold Seep Site, Japan, North Pacific Ocean
Depth (m): 1170 to 1170
Vessel: Shinkai 2000 DSR/V
Catalog Number: USNM 880287
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Invertebrate Zoology
Preparation: Alcohol (Ethanol)
Year Collected: 1993
Locality: Honshu Island, Sagami Bay, Hatsushima, Cold Seep Site, Japan, North Pacific Ocean
Depth (m): 1170 to 1170
Vessel: Shinkai 2000 DSR/V
- Paratype: Hashimoto, J. & Okutani, T. 1994. Venus (Japanese Journal Of Malacology). 53(2): 64-66, fig.2.
© Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Invertebrate Zoology
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Ecology
Habitat
Depth range based on 277 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 15 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 644 - 3600
Temperature range (°C): 1.629 - 8.151
Nitrate (umol/L): 27.455 - 39.727
Salinity (PPS): 34.295 - 34.675
Oxygen (ml/l): 1.983 - 3.369
Phosphate (umol/l): 1.937 - 2.772
Silicate (umol/l): 56.771 - 148.729
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 644 - 3600
Temperature range (°C): 1.629 - 8.151
Nitrate (umol/L): 27.455 - 39.727
Salinity (PPS): 34.295 - 34.675
Oxygen (ml/l): 1.983 - 3.369
Phosphate (umol/l): 1.937 - 2.772
Silicate (umol/l): 56.771 - 148.729
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 15 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 644 - 3600
Temperature range (°C): 1.629 - 8.151
Nitrate (umol/L): 27.455 - 39.727
Salinity (PPS): 34.295 - 34.675
Oxygen (ml/l): 1.983 - 3.369
Phosphate (umol/l): 1.937 - 2.772
Silicate (umol/l): 56.771 - 148.729
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 644 - 3600
Temperature range (°C): 1.629 - 8.151
Nitrate (umol/L): 27.455 - 39.727
Salinity (PPS): 34.295 - 34.675
Oxygen (ml/l): 1.983 - 3.369
Phosphate (umol/l): 1.937 - 2.772
Silicate (umol/l): 56.771 - 148.729
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Bathymodiolus platifrons
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
There are 4 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
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There are 4 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
ACTTTATATATTTTATTAGGCTTATGATCGGGAATAATTGGTACAAGTTTG---AGGATGTTGATTCGTATTGAGTTAGCTCGTCCTGGGAGCTTTTTAGGTGAT---GATCAGCTTTATAATGTTATTGTAACTGCCCATGCACTGGTTATAATTTTCTTTATAGTAATGCCTTTGATGGTGGGTGGTTTTGGAAATTGGCTACTTCCTTTAATGATG---GGTTCAATTGACATAATTTTTCCTCGTTTAAATAATCTAAGGTTTTGGTTTTTGCCCGCATCTCTTTTTACTCTTTTGTTGTCTACATTTATTGAGAGAGGCGCTGGGACTGGTTGAACCTTGTACCCTCCTTTATCTTCTTACACTGGTCATAGGGGCCCAGCCGTGGACATGTCTTTA---TTTTCTTTACATTTAGCAGGTGCTTCTTCTATTGGTGGTTCAATTAATTTTTTGACAAGGATGAAGAATATGTCTGTTGAAAGAATGCGAGGGGAGCGGATAGTTTTATTTGTTTGATCTATGGCTGTGACAGCAGTTTTATTATTAGTTTCTTTGCCTGTATTAGCAGGA---GGAATTACCATGTTGATTTTTGACCGTCATTTCAATACTTCTTTTTATGACCCTAGAGGTGGTGGAGACCCAGTTTTATACCAGCATTTG------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TTT
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Bathymodiolus platifrons
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