Biology of the vent crab Bythograea thermydron: a brief review.(Report) From: Journal of Shellfish Research | Date: March 1, 2008| Author: Dittel, Ana I.; Perovich, Gina; Epifanio, Charles E. | COPYRIGHT 2008 National Shellfisheries Association, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

ABSTRACT This paper provides a review of relevant literature concerning the vent crab Bythograea thermydron. This body of work describes a crab species that shares fundamental biological characteristics with typical shallow-water brachyuran crabs, yet possesses a suite of highly evolved traits specific for life at hydrothermal vents. Bythograea thermydron is one of only six known species of By thograea and is very abundant at vent sites along the East Pacific Rise. Because of the l...