Kolbeinsey Ridge hydrothermal vent field
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The Kolbeinsey Ridge hydrothermal vent field is a seafloor area of geothermal activity along the Kolbeinsey Ridge in the North Atlantic, notable as the site where the hyperthermophilic archaeon Nanoarchaeum equitans was first discovered.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hydrothermal vent field
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seafloor geothermal area ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ignicoccus hospitalis
NERFINISHED
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Nanoarchaeum equitans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| biogeographicProvince | North Atlantic hydrothermal vent province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOffshoreFrom | Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discovered | before 2002 ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | deep-sea chemosynthetic community ⓘ |
| environmentType | deep-sea hydrothermal vent environment ⓘ |
| fluidSource | geothermal circulation through oceanic crust ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting |
divergent plate boundary
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mid-ocean ridge ⓘ |
| hasDiscovery | Nanoarchaeum equitans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHydrothermalActivity |
black smoker-type venting
ⓘ
high-temperature fluid discharge ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
early evolution of Archaea
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extreme temperature adaptation in microbes ⓘ microbial symbiosis ⓘ |
| heatSource | magma beneath mid-ocean ridge ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Kolbeinsey Ridge volcanic system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
discovery of Nanoarchaeum equitans
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high-temperature hydrothermal activity ⓘ hyperthermophilic archaeal communities ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mid-Atlantic region
NERFINISHED
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North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Kolbeinsey Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Mid-ocean ridge system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| process | seafloor spreading ⓘ |
| researchField |
extremophile biology
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geochemistry ⓘ marine microbiology ⓘ oceanography ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence for diverse archaeal lineages in hydrothermal vents
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type locality of Nanoarchaeum equitans ⓘ |
| supports |
chemosynthetic ecosystems
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hyperthermophilic microorganisms ⓘ |
| tectonicPlate |
Eurasian Plate
NERFINISHED
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North American Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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