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Scientists discovered several communities of football-sized mussels,Bathymodius brooksi, at Mississippi Canyon 853 during ALVIN dive 4178

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Scientists discovered several communities of football-sized mussels,Bathymodius brooksi, at Mississippi Canyon 853 during ALVIN dive 4178. Thisis the biggest B. brooksi specimen ever collected. Upon close inspection, youmay be able to see stains from the oil that is sometimes found in the sedimentaround seeps.

Credit

Expedition to the Deep Slope/NOAA/OER

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space

Ocean Exploration Collection

Modern Expeditions

Expedition to the Deep Slope

Keywords

Ocean Exploration