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Description
A cold seep community of tube worms, squat lobster, white shrimp, andmussel shells. The tubeworms mine for sulfide in the carbonate substrate withtheir roots. The sulfide is metabolized by bacteria living in the tubeworms,and the energy produced sustains both organisms. It is a classic symbioticrelationship.
Credit
Lophelia II 2010 Expedition, NOAA-OER/BOEMRE
Location
Gulf of Mexico
Collection
Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collection
Modern Expeditions
Lophelia II Expeditions
Keywords
Ocean Exploration