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Chemoautotrophic whale-fall community, including bacteria mats, vesycomyid clams in the sediments, galatheid crabs, polynoids, and a variety of otherinvertebrates

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Description

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.

Credit

Craig Smith, University of Hawaii.

Display Date

2004

Location

California, Santa Cruz Basin, Channel Islands

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space

Keywords

Ocean Exploration