An aggregation of the mussels Bathymodiolus brevior. These are one of the three mollusk species at the Lau Basin that contain sulfide oxidizing symbioints in their gill tissue (the other two species are snails).
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Year: 2006
Details:
Media Type: Photograph
Data Type: Photograph
Device Type: Camera:Digital
Feature: Lau:N-ELSC:KiloMoana
Investigator: Charles Fisher
Expedition: MGLN07MV
Chief Scientist: Charles Fisher
Species: Bathymodiolus brevior