Ultrastructural Bacteriocyte Characterization among Chemosymbiotic Alviniconcha Snails from Hydrothermal Vents in the Indo-Pacific Oceans
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AbstractSymbiotic associations between deep-sea invertebrates and chemoautotrophic bacteria vary widely in terms of symbiont type, localization, and host nutritional strategy, yet host-symbiont dynamics remain poorly understood in some taxa. Here we advance kn... ...