SHALLOW- AND DEEP-WATER
CHEMOSYNTHETIC SYMBIOSES

The Beinart lab investigates the ecology and physiology of symbiosis between invertebrates (primarily snails and bivalves) and chemosynthetic bacteria. These are found in both shallow- and deep-water habitats with high concentrations of reduced chemicals (e.g., sulfide, hydrogen, methane)  that the symbionts can use for energy.

HYDROTHERMAL VENT SNAILS FROM THE SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC

MUSSELS FROM NEW ENGLAND COLD SEEPS

AWNING CLAMS FROM COASTAL RHODE ISLAND