Chen, Chong https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5035-4021
Nomaki, Hidetaka https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7577-5076
Funding for this research was provided by:
New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (JPNP18016)
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (18K06401)
Article History
Received: 14 February 2021
Revised: 10 June 2021
Accepted: 17 June 2021
First Online: 17 July 2021
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Study species are invertebrate gastropods and no experimental manipulation was undertaken on live animals in this study.
: All applicable international, national, and/or institutional guidelines for the care and use of animals were followed by the authors. All necessary permits for sampling and observation have been obtained by the authors where applicable.
: Specimens figured in the present study are deposited in the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tsukuba (NSMT), Japan, as vouchers, under the catalog numbers NSMT-Mo 79206–79213. Locality data and voucher numbers are summarized in Supplementary Table .
: C.C. conceived the project. C.C. and H.N. collected and preserved the specimens used during their participation in the research cruise KM21-E02. C.C. and H.N. carried out seafloor observations during the ROV dives, and C.C. carried out morphological examination and identification of the specimens. C.C. interpreted the data and drafted the manuscript, which H.N. contributed to. Both authors agreed to the submission of the final version.