Rimicaris exoculata, commonly known as the 'blind shrimp', is a species of shrimp. It thrives on active hydrothermal edifices at deep-sea vents of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.[1] This species belongs to the Alvinocarididae family of shrimp, named after DSV Alvin, the vessel that collected the original samples described by M. L. Christoffersen in 1986. The name Rimicaris is derived from the Latin word 'rima', which means rift or fissure, in reference to the Mid Atlantic Ridge, and the Greek word 'karis', meaning shrimp. The species epithet 'exoculata' is derived from the Latin term 'exoculo', meaning deprived of eyes, referring to the highly modified, non-image-forming eyes.[2]
^Zbinden, M; Cambon-Bonavita, Ma (2020-10-15). "Rimicaris exoculata: biology and ecology of a shrimp from deep-sea hydrothermal vents associated with ectosymbiotic bacteria". Marine Ecology Progress Series. 652: 187–222. Bibcode:2020MEPS..652..187Z. doi:10.3354/meps13467. ISSN 0171-8630.
Rimicarisexoculata, commonly known as the 'blind shrimp', is a species of shrimp. It thrives on active hydrothermal edifices at deep-sea vents of the...
species that live around thermal springs, for example, with the shrimp Rimicarisexoculata living from hydrothermal vents on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Regarding...
pereopods than other species in the genus Rimicaris and lack setae that are present in Rimicarisexoculata. Rimicaris kairei also exhibit longer flagellar...
917°N 155.267°W / 18.917; -155.267, at a depth of 980 m (3,220 ft). Rimicarisexoculata Williams & Rona, 1986 – North Atlantic Ocean, mid-Atlantic ridge...
associated chemoautotrophic bacteria found crusted to the gills of Rimicarisexoculata shrimp that provide the shrimp with vital organic material for their...
several shrimp species (Mirocaris fortunata, Chorocaris chacei, and Rimicarisexoculata) at vent fields Lucky Strike and Rainbow. Shillito, B; Hamel; Duchi;...
elevated number of endemic and exclusive species; such as shrimp (like Rimicarisexoculata) or fish (such as Pachycara saldanhai), among others that exist in...
springs Subsurface flow reactor in the Äspö Hard Rock Laboratory Rimicarisexoculata (shrimp) gut at the MAR All of the habitats where Zetaproteobacteria...
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