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Sulphur-isotopic composition of the deep-sea mussel Bathymodiolus marisindicus from currently active hydrothermal vents in the Indian Ocean

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 August 2003

Toshiro Yamanaka ,
Chitoshi Mizota ,
Yoshihiro Fujiwara ,
Hitoshi Chiba ,
Jun Hashimoto ,
Toshitaka Gamo  and
Takamoto Okudaira
Toshiro Yamanaka
Affiliation:
Institute of Geoscience, University of Tsukuba, Tennodai 1-1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8571, Japan Department of Evolution of Earth Environments, Graduate School of Social and Cultural Studies, Kyushu University, Ropponmatsu, Fukuoka 810-8560, Japan
Chitoshi Mizota
Affiliation:
Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Ueda 3-18-8, Morioka, Iwate 020-8550, Japan
Yoshihiro Fujiwara
Affiliation:
Marine Ecosystems Research Department, Japan Marine Science and Technology Center, 2-15 Natsushima-cho, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 237-0061, Japan
Hitoshi Chiba
Affiliation:
Institute for Study of the Earth's Interior, Okayama University, 827 Yamada, Misasa, Tohaku, Tottori 682-0193, Japan
Jun Hashimoto
Affiliation:
Marine Ecosystems Research Department, Japan Marine Science and Technology Center, 2-15 Natsushima-cho, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 237-0061, Japan Division of Marine Biology and Dynamics, Faculty of Fisheries, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyou-machi, Nagasaki, 852-8521 Japan
Toshitaka Gamo
Affiliation:
Division of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University, N10, 8, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
Takamoto Okudaira
Affiliation:
Department of Geosciences, Faculty of Science, Osaka City University, 3-3-138 Sugimoto, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8585, Japan
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Abstract

Sulphur-isotopic composition of soft tissues from Bathymodiolusmarisindicus collected from hydrothermal vents in the Indian Ocean was reported. The δ34S values of the soft tissues (+3∼+5‰ vs Cañyon Diablo troilite) were nearly identical to those from the associated hydrothermal fluid and chimney sulphides (+5 to +8‰), but were significantly different from that of the common seawater sulphate (+21‰), which suggested that the endosymbiotic bacteria used sulphide in the fluid as an energy source. Transmission electron microscopic observation of the endosymbionts also suggested that the symbiont is a thioautotroph. Bathymodiolus species, which depend on either sulphide or methane oxidation, or both, have a worldwide distribution. Bathymodiolus marisindicus from the Indian Ocean has a close relationship with congeners in the Pacific Ocean as evidenced by form of symbiosis. Biogeography and migration of the genus Bathymodiolus based on the relevant data are briefly discussed.

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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 83 , Issue 4 , August 2003 , pp. 841 - 848
Copyright
2003 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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