Biological community in diffuse flow at EPR (2004)

Biological community in diffuse flow at EPR (2004)

Diverse animal communities like these are common at areas of diffuse hydrothermal flow on the East Pacific Rise (EPR). The shimmering water in the foreground indicates a slightly more focused area of hydrothermal fluid flow.
Species (common):
Year: 2004
Details:
Media Type: Photograph
Data Type: Photograph
Device Type: Camera:Digital
Feature: EPR:9N:MusselBed
Investigator: Vicki Ferrini
Expedition: AT11-20
Chief Scientist: Marvin Lilley
Species: Riftia pachyptila (Tube worm) Bathymodiolus thermophilus Munidopsis subsquamosa