Bathymodiolus
Sign in to saveBathymodiolus is a genus of deep-sea mussels, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Mytilidae. Many of them contain intracellular chemoautotrophic bacterial symbionts.
Taxonomy · GBIF
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassBivalvia
- OrderMytilida
- FamilyMytilidae
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Bathymodiolus is a genus of deep-sea mussels, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Mytilidae. Many of them contain intracellular chemoautotrophic bacterial symbionts.
==Species== left|thumb|Bathymodiolus thermophilus Modern (non-fossil) species within the genus Bathymodiolus include: Bathymodiolus childressi Gustafson, Lutz, Turner & Vrijenhoek, 1998 Bathymodiolus japonicus Hashimoto & Okutani, 1994 Bathymodiolus marisindicus Hashimoto, 2001 Bathymodiolus platifrons Hashimoto & Okutani, 1994 Bathymodiolus septemdierum Hashimoto & Okutani, 1994 Bathymodiolus tangaroa Von Cossel & Marshall, 2003 Bathymodiolus thermophilus Kenk & Wilson, 1985 Bathymodiolus boomerang Cosel & Olu, 1998