JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2020

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[M-IS29] Mud volcano x Chemosynthetic communities

convener:Yusuke Miyajima(Geomicrobiology Research Group, Research Institute for Geo-Resources and Environment, Geological Survey of Japan, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology), Tomohiro Toki(Faculty of Science, University of the Ryukyus), Robert Jenkins(School of Geosciences and Civil Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University), Akira Ijiri(Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology)

[MIS29-P04] Estimated and realized dispersal potentials in deep-sea chemosynthesis-based communities: the case of a Pacific galatheid crab

*Hiromi Kayama WATANABE1, Satoshi Mitarai2, Chen Chong1, Hiroyuki Yamamoto1 (1.Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), 2.Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST))

Keywords:Chemosynthesis-based fauna, planktonic larvae, phylogeography

Recognizing the distribution of animals provides a clue to reveal dynamics of marine ecosystems. In marine benthic animals the adult distribution is often the only distribution considered, despite their planktonic larval stages being key for their dispersal and therefore realized ranges. Population genetics, phylogeographic analyses, and physic-oceanographic modelling are powerful tools that help biologists estimate and understand the expected and realized larval dispersal potentials and connectivity among sites. The Shinkaia crosnieri galatheid crab is a widely distributed and iconic species in deep-sea chemosynthesis-based communities in the Indo-West Pacific, including hot vents and cold seeps. They harbor chemoautotrophic bacteria on their ventral surface which they feed on, and consequently they are specific to chemosynthesis-based ecosystems. Recent surveys on faunal distribution in such habitats has revealed some new distributions for the galatheid crab, revealing that its distributional pattern differs from other dominant species such as “Bathymodiolus” mussels. Here, we apply dispersal model estimation and phylogeographic analyses to the galatheid crab in order to compare its estimated and known realized larval dispersal ranges, and to discuss dynamics of plankton larvae from deep-sea vents and seeps. The results were mostly in agreement, but with some differences. Distribution patterns and the mechanisms underlying them are extremely important in making informed decisions on effectively managing upcoming deep-sea mining events and planning marine protected areas, and should be elucidated for the representative dominant species, at the very least.