Hydrothermal Vent Community

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Pacific Ring of Fire Expedition. In places at NW Eifuku, vent mussels (Bathymodiolus sp.) are so dense that they obscure the bottom. [The mussels are ~18 cm (7 in) long. The white galatheid crabs are ~6 cm ( in) long.]. Pacific Ring of Fire 2004 Expedition. NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration; Dr. Bob Embley, NOAA PMEL, Chief Scientist

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