Giant tubeworm
SKU 29490 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: | 29490 |
Common Name: | Giant tubeworm |
Scientific Name: | Riftia pachyptila |
Description: | The bizarre body of the tubeworm Riftia pachyptila removed from its leathery white tube. This species derives sustenance from symbiotic bacteria that thrive on the chemicals released by hydrothermal vents. |
Location: | Hydrothermal Vents, Equatorial Pacific |
Keywords: | Riftia pachyptila, giant tubeworm, hydrothermal vent worm, symbiotic bacteria, red, Annelida, Pogonophera |
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