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![Chemoautotrophic whale-fall community, including bacteria mats, vesycomyid clams in the sediments, galatheid crabs, polynoids, and a variety of otherinvertebrates expl1815.jpg Chemoautotrophic whale-fall community, including bacteria mats, vesycomyid clams in the sediments, galatheid crabs, polynoids, and a variety of otherinvertebrates](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/https/s3.amazonaws.com/s3-east-testmedia-noaa.woc.noaa.gov/dam/Photos/legacy/pl23_expl1815.jpg?itok=DzJ9uN3m)
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Chemoautotrophic whale-fall community, including bacteria mats, vesycomyid clams in the sediments, galatheid crabs, polynoids, and a variety of otherinvertebrates. The 35-ton gray whale was originally implanted on the seafloorat 1674 meters depth in 1998. This picture was taken 6 years later. (Image credit: Craig Smith, University of Hawaii.)