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Description
Bathymodiolid mussels and vestimentiferan tube worms, collected froma methane seep off the coast of Costa Rica, provide habitat for manyassociated species including the gastropods seen in this picture. Many largelimpets live on the tubes and shells, where they graze on bacteria and othermicrobes.
Credit
Benjamin Grupe
Location
Pacific Ocean, Chile Margin
Collection
Voyage to Inner Space
Keywords
Ocean Exploration