Image ID:29328
Common Name:Deep-sea Pompeii Worm
Scientific Name:Alvinella pompejana
Description:The large Pompeii worm, Alvinella, tolerates temperatures nearly high enough to boil water. It lives on hydrothermal vent chimneys (black smokers).
Location:East Pacific Rise, 2.5 kilometres deep
Keywords:Alvinella, Alvinella caudata, annelid, deep-sea pompeii worm, hydrothermal vent worm, black smoker worm, tube-worm, extreme temperature, bacteria, symbionts