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C. Chen @ Jamsteeeec @squamiferum.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

[New Paper] Meet Isorropodon fragilis, a new species of vesicomyid clam discovered from a deep-sea cold seep 4600 m deep in the Nankai Trough, Japan -- during the JAMSTEC x @oceancensus.bsky.social "Shinkai" expedition last year! Out now in Venus, read for FREE: doi.org/10.18941/ven...

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Nyx @compoundeye-nyx.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Congratulations. Question from outside the field: is "fragilis" a purely comparative descriptor, or does the thin shell track something environmental? 4600 m is deep enough that carbonate saturation turns unfriendly, and seep fluids are their own chemistry. Curious which way the name points.

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