hydrothermal vent

Also known as deep sea vent, deep sea vents, deep-sea hydrothermal vent, deep-Sea Vents, deep-sea vents, hydrothermal activity, hydrothermal vent community

fissure in a planet's surface from which geothermally heated water issues

Research

2,947 papers

Genetic adaptations of marine invertebrates to hydrothermal vent habitats.Trends in genetics : TIG · 2024
Shallow hydrothermal vent meso-zooplankton: A systematic review of species composition and community structure.The Science of the total environment · 2025
Deep-sea hydrothermal vent sediments reveal diverse fungi with antibacterial activities.FEMS microbiology ecology · 2021
A Crustin from Hydrothermal Vent Shrimp: Antimicrobial Activity and Mechanism.Marine drugs · 2021
Adaptations of Xenograpsus testudinatus to shallow hydrothermal vent environments in the western Pacific: A comprehensive review.Marine pollution bulletin · 2025

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Black smoker in the Atlantic Ocean

Hydrothermal vents are fissures on the seabed from which geothermally heated water discharges. They are commonly found near volcanically active places, areas where tectonic plates are moving apart at mid-ocean ridges, ocean basins, and hotspots. The dispersal of hydrothermal fluids throughout the global ocean at active vent sites creates hydrothermal plumes. Hydrothermal deposits are rocks and mineral ore deposits formed by the action of hydrothermal vents.