Deep-sea Pompeii Worm
SKU 29411 Categories Deep-sea Invertebrates, Hydrothermal Vent Animals Tags Alvinella, Alvinella caudata, annelid, bacteria, black smoker worm, deep-sea pompeii worm, extreme temperature, hydrothermal vent worm, symbionts, tube-worm
Image ID: | 29411 |
Common Name: | Deep-sea Pompeii Worm |
Scientific Name: | Alvinella pompejana |
Description: | A pompeii worm in its papery tube. Many such tubes form honeycomb-like structures near the tips of black smoker chimneys in the deep sea. |
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, bacterial symbionts |
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