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Tube worms at a Pacific hydrothermal vent are related to hydrocarbon seep worms

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Description

Tube worms at a Pacific hydrothermal vent are related to hydrocarbon seep worms.Riftia pachyptila

Credit

OAR/National Undersea Research Program (NURP); College of William & Mary

Photographer

C. Van Dover

Location

Pacific Ocean

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space

National Undersea Research Program (NURP) Collection

Sea Scapes

Vents and Seeps

Keywords

Seascapes

Vents and Seeps