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pl23_expl2292.jpg

This picture illustrates four common types of hard substrate at seeps:clams (white and black shells; Solemyidae: Acharax sp

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Description

This picture illustrates four common types of hard substrate at seeps:clams (white and black shells; Solemyidae: Acharax sp.), mussels (brownshells; Mytilidae: Bathymodiolus sp.); vestimentiferan tube worms(Lamellibrachia sp.); and carbonate rocks, precipitated bymethanotrophic archaea.

Credit

CRROCKS/NSF

Location

Pacific Ocean, Chile Margin

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space

Keywords

Ocean Exploration