| Image ID: | 29471 |
| Common Name: | Pelagic Worm |
| Scientific Name: | Not available |
| Description: | Close-up of an as yet unidentified deep-sea pelagic worm. The size of a sausage, it swims by bending it’s stiff body from side to side, rowing with its bristles. Such worms are found only in very deep water, and have been seen from submersibles as deep as 6.5 kilometres. |
| Location: | East Pacific Rise, 2.5 kilometres deep |
| Keywords: | Pelagic worm, deep-sea worm, abyss, bristles, Annelida, Polychaeta |
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