#WeekendReading: Chen et al. on magnesium isotopes deep #sea #ColdSeep carbonates, and what it might tell us about the #dolomite formation pathways there. Not fully in on the model, but it's good someone finally did this properly.

Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0009254125003444

Munidopsis sedna: Integrative Taxonomy reveals A #NewSpecies of #DeepSea Squat Lobster https://novataxa.blogspot.com/2024/09/munidopsis.html

Integrative taxonomy reveals a new species of deep-sea #SquatLobsters from #ColdSeeps in the Gulf of Mexico https://zse.pensoft.net/article/127169/

"Munidopsis #sedna is the 1st species of squat lobster considered to be #endemic to #ColdSeep habitats in the Gulf of Mexico & the Atlantic... The new squat lobster can be extremely abundant, occurring at densities on the order of tens per sq meter."

Seascapes of the #DeepSea https://oceanbites.org/seascapes-of-the-deep-sea/

Seascape #ecology in the vicinity of a Blake Ridge cold seep: Kellie Johnson et al. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1198226/full

"The #ColdSeep ecosystem included #mussels, #clams, #tubeworms, and #BacterialMats capable of harnessing energy from the methane and sulfur-rich environment through symbiosis... Outside the cold seep, #SeaStars, #urchins, and #SeaCucumbers dominated. The seep also seemed to be a hotspot for certain #predators such as #octopus"