Figure 2. Mussels beds, such as this bed of bathymodiolin mussels, are good examples of deep-sea fauna found as at reducing ecosystems. This image was taken at 1,000 meters (3,000 feet) in the waters off Costa Rica, although species within this family are found at seeps and vents around the world.
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Figure 2. Mussels beds, such as this bed of bathymodiolin mussels, are good examples of deep-sea fauna found as at reducing ecosystems. This image was taken at 1,000 meters (3,000 feet) in the waters off Costa Rica, although species within this family are found at seeps and vents around the world.

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