Macro- and micro-fauna from cold seeps in the Palmahim Disturbance (Israeli off-shore), with description of Waisiuconcha corsellii n.sp. (Bivalvia, Vesicomyidae)

D. Basso; V. Beccari; A. Almogi-Labin; O. Hyams-Kaphzan; A. Weissman; Y. Makovsky; A. Rüggeberg; S. Spezzaferri

doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2019.104723

Macro- and micro-fauna from cold seeps in the Palmahim Disturbance (Israeli off-shore), with description of Waisiuconcha corsellii n.sp. (Bivalvia, Vesicomyidae)

D. Basso
, V. Beccari
, A. Almogi-Labin
, O. Hyams-Kaphzan
, A. Weissman
, Y. Makovsky
, A. Rüggeberg
, S. Spezzaferri

University of Milan - Bicocca
University of Fribourg
Geological Survey of Israel
University of Haifa

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Chemosymbiotic micro- and macro-fauna related to cold-seep sites were recovered in the Palmahim Disturbance (PD), offshore Israel, during EU EUROFLEETS2 SEMSEEP Cruise, by box-coring and Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) dives. No live macrofauna was identified in the collected sediments, with the exception of the seep-related crustacean Calliax lobata (de Gaillande and Lagardère, 1966). Numerous Calliax claws testify the past colonization of these soft bottoms by several generations of this ghost shrimp. After sediment sieving on 1 mm, we identified gastropods belonging to the families Trochidae, Eucyclidae, unassigned Seguenzioidea (genus Anekes), Rissoidae, Elachisinidae, Raphitomidae, Mangeliidae, Architectonicidae, Orbitestellidae, and Acteonidae. The identified bivalves belong to the families Nuculidae, Yoldiidae, Mytilidae, Lucinidae, Thyasiridae, Semelidae, Kelliellidae, Vesicomyidae, Xylophagidae, and Cuspidariidae. A seep-related group of chemosymbiotic molluscs was detected, including: Taranis moerchii (Malm, 1861), Lurifax vitreus Warén and Bouchet, 2001, Idas ghisottii Warén and Carrozza, 1990, Lucinoma kazani Salas and Woodside, 2002, Thyasira biplicata (Philippi, 1836), Isorropodon perplexum Sturany, 1896, and the newly described Vesicomyid species Waisiuconcha corsellii n. sp., that represents also the first record of the genus Waisiuconcha in recent Mediterranean sediments. The ROV dives recorded local patches of several m² of seafloor covered by dead shells of L. kazani, with a density of up to about 200 loose shells per square meter. The potential occurrence of seep-related foraminifera, among low-oxygen tolerant species, was explored by comparison with previously sampled adjacent localities, and lead to the identification of Chilostomella oolina, Globobulimina affinis and G. pseudospinescens as potential foraminiferal seep indicators in the southeastern Mediterranean Sea. The absence of live, seep-related fauna in surface sediments in the PD, where seepage has been confirmed, suggests intermittent activity and a pause or decline of the investigated seeps.

Original language	English
Article number	104723
Journal	Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography
Volume	171
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2019.104723
State	Published - Jan 2020
Externally published	Yes

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We warmly thank the crew of the R/V AEGAEO and the SEMSEEP onboard team, who helped in the sampling operation. We acknowledge funding for the EUROFLEETS2 SEMSEEP cruise from European Union FP7 Programme under grant agreement n° 312762 ; the University of Fribourg granted project Fonds de recherche n° 609 ; the Helmsley Charitable Trust and Charney School of Marine Sciences , University of Haifa , Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research for additional financial support of the cruise; the Israeli Ministry of Infrastructure, Energy and Water for IOLR support; Yoni Esakow and Coral Group Ltd. for donating their in-port support; Paradigm for geophysical software sponsorship; the State of Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through their Embassy in Cyprus and the Embassy of Switzerland in Cyprus, for their dedicated backing. Thanks to the Swiss National Science Foundation grant Ref. 200021_175587 . This article is a contribution to Project MIUR – Dipartimenti di Eccellenza 2018–2022 . We warmly thank the crew of the R/V AEGAEO and the SEMSEEP onboard team, who helped in the sampling operation. We acknowledge funding for the EUROFLEETS2 SEMSEEP cruise from European Union FP7 Programme under grant agreement n? 312762; the University of Fribourg granted project Fonds de recherche n? 609; the Helmsley Charitable Trust and Charney School of Marine Sciences, University of Haifa, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research for additional financial support of the cruise; the Israeli Ministry of Infrastructure, Energy and Water for IOLR support; Yoni Esakow and Coral Group Ltd. for donating their in-port support; Paradigm for geophysical software sponsorship; the State of Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through their Embassy in Cyprus and the Embassy of Switzerland in Cyprus, for their dedicated backing. Thanks to the Swiss National Science Foundation grant Ref. 200021_175587. This article is a contribution to Project MIUR ? Dipartimenti di Eccellenza 2018?2022.

Funders	Funder number
Fonds de recherche n?	609
Fonds de recherche n° 609
Israeli Ministry of Infrastructure, Energy and Water
State of Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
University of Haifa , Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research
University of Haifa, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research
Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust
Seventh Framework Programme	312762
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung	200021_175587
Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca
Université de Fribourg

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Basso, D., Beccari, V., Almogi-Labin, A., Hyams-Kaphzan, O., Weissman, A., Makovsky, Y., Rüggeberg, A., & Spezzaferri, S. (2020). Macro- and micro-fauna from cold seeps in the Palmahim Disturbance (Israeli off-shore), with description of Waisiuconcha corsellii n.sp. (Bivalvia, Vesicomyidae). Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 171, Article 104723. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2019.104723

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Basso, D, Beccari, V, Almogi-Labin, A, Hyams-Kaphzan, O, Weissman, A, Makovsky, Y, Rüggeberg, A & Spezzaferri, S 2020, 'Macro- and micro-fauna from cold seeps in the Palmahim Disturbance (Israeli off-shore), with description of Waisiuconcha corsellii n.sp. (Bivalvia, Vesicomyidae)', Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, vol. 171, 104723. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2019.104723

Macro- and micro-fauna from cold seeps in the Palmahim Disturbance (Israeli off-shore), with description of Waisiuconcha corsellii n.sp. (Bivalvia, Vesicomyidae). / Basso, D.; Beccari, V.; Almogi-Labin, A. et al.
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