Tubeworms at Hydrothermal Vent (IMAGE)

University of Oregon

Tubeworms at Hydrothermal Vent

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Vestimentiferan tubeworms Riftia pachyptila occur near deep sea hydrothermal vents found along the East Pacific Rise. Sites of intense hydrothermal activity, and their related ecosystems, rely upon upwelling magma from Earth's mantle for their energy.

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Dr. James Childress, UCSB

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