| Image ID: | 29439 |
| Common Name: | Hydrothermal vent mussel |
| Scientific Name: | Bathymodiolus |
| Description: | Vent mussels, Bathymodiolus, grow prolifically near black smokers, and are form an important habitat for many smaller creatures. They harbour symbiotic bacteria. This genus is also found at methane seeps. |
| Location: | Hydrothermal Vents, Equatorial Pacific |
| Keywords: | Hydrothermal vent mussel, Bathymodiolus, black smoker, symbiotic bacteria, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Mytiloida, Mytilidae, hand |
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