Riftia tube worm colony Galapagos 2011
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Description: English: Photo of one of the largest concentrations of Riftia pachyptila observed, with anemones and mussels colonizing in close proximity. From the 2011 NOAA Galapagos Rift Expedition. The original NOAA image has been modified by increasing brightness. Date: 23 July 2011. Source: Flickr NOAA Photo Library. Author: NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program, Galapagos Rift Expedition 2011.
Included On The Following Pages:
- Life (creatures)
- Cellular (cellular organisms)
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (Animal)
- Bilateria
- Protostomia (protostomes)
- Spiralia (spiralians)
- Annelida (segmented worms)
- Pleistoannelida
- Sedentaria
- Siboglinidae (tube worms)
- Riftia
- Riftia pachyptila (Giant tube worm)
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- cc-publicdomain
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- NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program, Galapagos Rift Expedition 2011
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- Flickr user ID noaaphotolib
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