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Tubeworms on the Inferno Vent
Tubeworms on the Inferno Vent displayed on the monitors inside the Jason van. Credit: R. Cennturion, University of Washington, V18
Limpets and Scale Worms
Organisms colonize the outer walls of the 16 m-tall hydrothermal edifice called El Guapo. The community structure changes with height above seafloor. Here, limpets, red scale worms and blue protists (ciliates) colonize the outer sulfide walls of the structure. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, V18.
Brittle Stars and Scale Worms
Brittle stars and a scale worm recovered from the winched Science Pod on the Shallow Profiler Mooring at Slope Base. Credit. B.-Y. Lee, University of Washington.
Odd Sculpture on the Seafloor With Tubeworms
Tubeworms with red plumes grow on the side of an odd basalt formation formed as part of a fossilized lava lake at the summit of Axial Seamount in 2011. Depth is ~1500 m. UW/OOI-NSF/WHOI; J2-980; V17.
Beautiful Tubeworms
A lush community of vibrant red tube worms grows on a 1 m tall black smoker chimney in the ASHES hydrothermal field. The tube worms, which are hosted in white housings about the diameter of your small finger, are intergrown with brown palm worms.Credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF; Dive R1835; V15.
Bacterial Mats and Worms at Southern Hydrate Ridge
Thick bacteria mats rimmed by colonies of yellow worms at Southern Hydrate Ridge. Photo credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF; ROPOS Dive R1750; V14
Scaleworms on Mushroom vent
Two scaleworms roam among the Palm worms and limpets at Mushroom, one of the hydrothermal vents at ASHES vent field on Axial Seamount. One worm shows its usual pinkish red color (at left), while the other is coated with a fur-like layer of filamentous bacteria. This image was taken with the RCA HD Video Camera during its test on the seafloor during VISIONS 13. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI, V14