Hydrothermal vent scaleworm
SKU 29482 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: | 29482 |
Common Name: | Hydrothermal vent scaleworm |
Scientific Name: | Not available |
Description: | A hydrothermal vent scale worm found living among giant tubeworms and mussels. A diverse fauna of polynoid worms inhabit hydrothermal vents, some thriving in hot water near the tips of black smokers. |
Location: | Hydrothermal Vents, Equatorial Pacific |
Keywords: | Hydrothermal vent scaleworm, Polynoid worm, Annelida, Polychaeta, Polynoidae, red, deep-sea worm |
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