Riftia tubeworms, mussels, and scavenging crabs at a hydrothermal vent.

Riftia tubeworms, mussels, and scavenging crabs found at the hydrothermal vent site East Wall, located at 9° North on the East Pacific Rise. Photo courtesy of C. Van Dover.

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