Widespread symbiosis of ciliate epibionts colonizing gills of shrimps inhabiting vents and seeps across the Pacific Ocean
Lison Hey, Chong Chen, Ting Xu, Emily Jayne Cowell, Dewi Langlet, Pierre Methou
The paper identifies widespread ciliate epibionts on shrimp gills in deep-sea vents and seeps, revealing their biogeographic patterns and facultative associations.
bioRxiv · Feb 27, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology