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Description
A tube core (8 cm diameter) collected from a Thioploca bacterial matin the Peru-Chile OMZ. The mat, approximately 1 cm thick (0.4 in) thick,consists of many individual filaments of giant bacteria. Each filament extendsinto the sediment and the water, sources of sulfide and nitrate, respectively.
Credit
Lisa Levin
Location
Pacific Ocean, Chile Margin
Collection
Voyage to Inner Space
Keywords
Ocean Exploration