Ring of Fire 2006 Expedition. Red-green algae and fine white 'beards' of bacterial mat cover the lava blocks at 200 meters water depth (~650 feet). Here we are observing a rare sight: an overlap of the chemosynthetic and photosynthetic communities.

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