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. 2014 Mar 27;9(3):e92802. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0092802

Table 2. Recently known hydrothermal vent and seep shrimp species.

Species Region Habitat Coordinates Depth Authors
Alvinocaridinides formosa Taiwan Gueishandao, Yilan County 24°51.231′N, 121°59.204′E 252–275 m [16]
Alvinocaris alexander New Zealand, Kermadec Ridge Rumble V Seamount 36°08.27–35 S 178°11.74 E; 730–415 m [14]
Brothers Caldera 34°52.89 S 179°03.76 E 1346–1196 m
Alvinocaris brevitelsonis Okinawa Trough Minami-Ensei Knoll 28°23.35'N, 127°38.38'E 705 m [50]
Alvinocaris chelis Taiwan Gueishandao, Yilan County 24°49–51N 121°59–122°0′E 300–252 m [16]
Alvinocaris dissimilis Okinawa Trough Minami-Ensei Knoll 28°23.35'N, 127°38.38'E 705 m [10]
Alvinocaris komaii South-West Pacific: Lau Kilo Moana 20°9′S, 176°12′E 2620 m [15]
Tow Cam 20°19′S, 176°8′E 2700 m
ABE 20°45′S, 176°11′E 2145 m
Alvinocaris longirostris Sagami Bay Off Hatsuchima site (cold seep) 35°00′ N; 139°14′E ∼1100 m [28][29]
Okinawa Trough Iheya Ridge 27°32.70′N, 126°58.20′E 1360 m [51]
Hatoma Knoll 24°51′N; 123°50.4′E ∼1950 m [52]
Miname-Ensei Knoll 28°23.4′ N; 127°38.4′E ∼700 m
New Zealand, Kermadec Ridge Brothers Caldera 34° 51-53′S 179° 3-4′E 1850–1196 m [9]
Alvinocaris lusca Galapagos Rift: Rose Garden area 00°48.15′N, 86°13.29′W 2450 m [53]
East Pacific Ridge 9°N site, 09°50.3′N, 104°17.4′W 2520 m [54][55]
Alvinocaris markensis Mid-Atlantic Ridge Lucky Strike 37° 17.598'N 32° 16.398'W 1600–1740 m [56]
Rainbow 36° 13.800'N33° 54.120'W 2270–2320 m
Broken Spur 29° 10.200'N 43° 10.302'W 3100 m [57]
TAG 26° 8.202'N 44° 49.602'W 3436–3670 m [21]
Snake Pit 23° 22.098'N 44° 57.000'W 3450–3500 m [55]
Logatchev 14° 45.120'N 44° 58.710'W 2925–3050 m [54]
Alvinocaris niwa New Zealand: Kermadec Ridge Brothers Caldera 34°52.89–52.87′S 179°3.76–3.21′E; 1346–1196 m [9]
Rumble V Seamount 36°8.63–8.57′S, 178°11.77–11.50′E; 877–655 m
Alvinocaris williamsi Mid-Atlantic Ridge Menez Gwen 37° 50.502'N 31° 31.500'W 840–865 m [58]
Chorocaris chacei Mid-Atlantic Ridge Moytirra 45° 28.998'N 27° 51.000'W 3000 m [59]
Lucky Strike 37° 17.598'N 32° 16.398'W 1600–1740 m [60]
Broken Spur 29° 10.200'N 43° 10.302'W 3100 m
TAG 26° 8.202'N 44° 49.602'W 3436–3670 m
Snake Pit 23° 22.098'N 44° 57.000'W 3450–3500 m
Logatchev 14° 45.120'N 44° 58.710'W 2925–3050 m
Ashadze 12° 58.398'N 44° 51.798' W 4080 m [61]
Chorocaris paulexa East Pacific Rise 17 37'S, EPR, Homer Vent Site 17°37.220′S, 113°15.123′W 2596 m [11]
Rapa Nui vent field, Brandon vents 21°33.7′S 114°17.9′W 3640 m
Chorocaris vandoverae Western Pacific Ocean,Mariana Back-Arc Spreading Center Alice Springs vent field; 18°12.599′N, 144°42.431′E; 3660 m [55][56], [62]
Nautilocaris saintlaurentae North Fiji Basin White Lady site 16°59.50′S, 173°55.47′E, 2000 m [63]
Lau Basin Vaï-Lili site 22°13′S, 176°38′E 1750 m
Opaepele loihi Pacific Ocean, Hawaii Loihi Seamount; 18°55′N, 155°16′W 980 m [64]
Mariana Arc NW Rota-1 Volcano 14°36.0′N, 144°46.5′E 530 m [65]
Philippine Sea Plate Nikko Seamount 23° 4.856′ N 142° 19.512′ E 456 m [66]
Opaepele susannae South Mid-Atlantic Ridge Semenov 13° 30.822'N 44° 57.780'W 2440 m [67]
Mephisto 04°47.834S, 12°22.593W 3045 m
Turtle Pits 04°48.57 S, 12°22.41 W 2998 m [13]
Sisters Peak 04°48.188S, 12°22.301W 2986 m
Lilliput 9° 33.000' S 13° 10.800'W 1500 m
Opaepele vavilovi Mid-Atlantic Ridge Broken Spur 29.1700 N 43.1717 E 3100 m [17]
Rimicaris exoculata Mid-Atlantic Ridge Moytirra 45° 28.998'N 27° 51.000'W 3000 m [59]
Lucky Strike (very low abundance) 37° 17.598'N32° 16.398'W 1600–1740 m [10]
Rainbow 36° 13.800'N 33° 54.120'W 2270–2320 m [60]
Broken Spur 29° 10.200'N 43° 10.302'W 3100 m
TAG 26° 8.202'N 44° 49.602'W 3436–3670 m
Snake Pit 23° 22.098'N 44° 57.000'W 3450–3500 m
Logatchev 14° 45.120'N 44° 58.710'W 2925–3050 m
Ashadze 12° 58.398'N 44° 51.798' W 4080 m [61]
South MAR Mephisto 04°47.834S, 12°22.593W 3045 m
Rimicaris kairei Central Indian Ridge, Rodriguez Triple Junction Kairei Field; 25°19.16′S, 70°02.40′E; 2454 m [8]
Edmond vent field 23°52.68′S, 69°35.80′E 3290–3320 m [68]
Dodo hydrothermal field 18°20.19S, 65°17.99E; 2745 m [69]
Solitaire hydrothermal field 19°33.413S, 65°50.888E 2606 m
SW Indian Ridge Dragon 37° 46.998'S 49° 39.000'W 2785 m Copley J., pers. comm.
Rimicaris hybisae Mid-Cayman Spreading Centre Beebe 18° 32.688'N 81° 43.170'W 4960 m [18]
Von Damm 18° 22.596'N 81° 47.832'W 2300 m
Shinkaicaris leurokolos Okinawa Trough Minami-Ensei Knoll 28°23.35'N, 127°38.38'E 705 m [50]
Mirocaris fortunata Mid-Atlantic Ridge Moytirra 45° 28.998'N 27° 51.000'W 3000 m [59]
Menez Gwen 37° 50.502'N 31° 31.500'W 840–865 m [70]
Lucky Strike 37° 17.598'N32° 16.398'W 1600–1740 m
Rainbow 36° 13.800'N 33° 54.120'W 2270–2320 m
Broken Spur 29° 10.200'N 43° 10.302'W 3100 m
TAG 26° 8.202'N 44° 49.602'W 3436–3670 m
Snake Pit 23° 22.098'N 44° 57.000'W 3450–3500 m
Logatchev 14° 45.120'N 44° 58.710'W 2925–3050 m
Ashadze 12° 58.398'N 44° 51.798' W 4080 m [61]
South MAR Turtle Pits 04°48.57 S, 12°22.41 W 2998 m
Mirocaris indica Central Indian Ridge, Rodriguez Triple Junction: Kairei Field 25°19.2′S, 70°02.4′E 2422 m [12]
Edmond Field 23°52.7 ‘S, 69°35.8′E, 3300 m
Solitaire hydrothermal field 19°33.413S, 65°50.888E 2606 m [69]
SW Indian Ridge Dragon 37° 46.998'S 49° 39.000'W 2785 m Copley J., pers. comm.