Animal communities like these, thrive in extreme environements in the deep sea. They are subjected to extreme pressure (at over 2 km water depth) and are exposed to high temperatures and chemical compounds that are toxic to most other organisms.
Species (common):
Year: 2004
Details:
Media Type: Photograph
Data Type: Photograph
Device Type: Camera:Digital
Feature: EPR:9N:Tica
Investigator: Vicki Ferrini
Expedition: AT11-20
Chief Scientist: Marvin Lilley
Species: Riftia pachyptila (Tube worm) Bathymodiolus thermophilus Munidopsis subsquamosa