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(Image credit: Lisa Levin/NSF/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Another view from the Alvin submersible reveals dense aggregates of clams.
Vent Limpet
(Image credit: Greg Rouse/SIO)
Lepetotrilid limpet (Lepetodrilus sp.) with sulfide-oxidizing bacteria on its back. The spherical budding bacteria appear to be Thiomargarita. The limpets live on mussels near warm venting fluids.
Tube Worm
(Image credit: Greg Rouse/SIO)
A close-up look at one of the many tube worms that calls the hydrothermal seep area home.
Stephanie Pappas is a contributing writer for Live Science, covering topics ranging from geoscience to archaeology to the human brain and behavior. She was previously a senior writer for Live Science but is now a freelancer based in Denver, Colorado, and regularly contributes to Scientific American and The Monitor, the monthly magazine of the American Psychological Association. Stephanie received a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of South Carolina and a graduate certificate in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
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