Giant tubeworm
SKU 29489 Categories Hydrothermal Vent Animals, Deep-sea Invertebrates Tags blue, Comb jelly, Ctenophora, Cydippida, New Zealand, plankton, Pleurobranchiidae, Pleurochachia pileus, predator, sea gooseberry, tentacles, Tentaculata, transparent
Image ID: | 29489 |
Common Name: | Giant tubeworm |
Scientific Name: | Riftia pachyptila |
Description: | The beautiful red plume of the giant tubeworm, Riftia pachyptila, found at hydrothermal vents throughout the world. Lacking eyes, mouth and gut, these animals rely on symbiotic bacteria for sustenance. |
Location: | Hydrothermal Vents, Equatorial Pacific |
Keywords: | Riftia pachyptila, giant tubeworm, hydrothermal vent worm, symbiotic bacteria, red, Annelida, Pogonophera, deep-sea worm, plume |
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