Fluid Under Ledges Ecosystem -- Riftia (IMAGE)

Schmidt Ocean Institute

Fluid Under Ledges Ecosystem -- Riftia

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Hydrothermal vent fluid collects under the ledges and provides the chemical energy driving the entire ecosystem of microbes, scale worms, and riftia (tube worms).

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Schmidt Ocean Institute

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