Ross wrote:
"Do some of the spp
found in these communities also occur elsewhere (ie, what is the percentage
of endemics??)."

Hi again, Ross
I checked some literaure and web sites. Answer to your question is:

377 living species  from hydrothermal vents
of which >84% are endemic1 (for genera ~50% are endemic)are kown to date. To
date 102 living species are known from cold seeps of which
>32% are endemic to seeps but only 8% are also found at hydrothermal vents.

Milan


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