Climate & Environmentarticle2026-09-26

A New Branchipolynoe (Aphroditiformia: Polynoidae) Scale Worm from the Onnuri Deep-sea Hydrothermal Vent Field, Northern Central Indian Ridge

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Abstract

. Phylogenetic analyses support close relationships between the Indian Ocean and Western Pacific hydrothermal polychaetes. Our data provide a foundation for exploring the evolutionary relationship between scale worms and bathymodiolin mussels.

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Authors: Sang Lyeol Kim, Hyeongwoo Choi, Seong‐il Eyun, Dongsung Kim, Ok Hwan Yu

Institutions: Chung-Ang University, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, Korea Maritime Institute