Ocean Explorer: Iceworm

Micrograph of iceworm, Hesiocaeca methanicola

Micrograph of iceworm, Hesiocaeca methanicola, discovered living in a hydrate bed at 800 m depth during 1997 submersible dives in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Credit: C. Fischer.

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