Graham Olive, Clara F. Rodrigues, Marina R. Cunha
Zookeys
Figure 9.Isorropodon megadesmus sp. n. stn. 218, Captain Arutyunov MV. A large right valve, paratype B–D holotype, right valve external, left valve internal, right valve internal E small right valve, paratype F dorsal view, paratype G gross anatomy viewed after removal of right valve and mantle.
These cold seep clams were taken from 700 m depth in Monterey Bay Canyon. Symbiotic, intracellular bacteria oxydize hydrogen sulphide gas to synthesize ATP that drives production of organic products, the clams' food, from CO2 and seawater..