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August 16, 2020: Tubeworm

Close-up image showing a live tubeworm at the Von Damm hydrothermal field, discovered during the Mid-Cayman Rise Expedition 2011. While tubeworms are some of the most iconic animals to have been discovered at vent fields in the Pacific, in the Atlantic, prior to the discovery of this tubeworm during the 2011 expedition, they had only been found associated with cold seeps.

Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Mid-Cayman Rise Expedition 2011. Download larger version (jpg, 1.1 MB).

Close-up image showing a live tubeworm at the Von Damm hydrothermal field, discovered during the Mid-Cayman Rise Expedition 2011. While tubeworms are some of the most iconic animals to have been discovered at vent fields in the Pacific, in the Atlantic, prior to the discovery of this tubeworm during the 2011 expedition, they had only been found associated with cold seeps.

From: Homeward Bound!.