| 5000 |  |
Riftia tube worm with siboglinid tube worms, smaller polychaete feather duster worm tubes, limpets, and shrimp at a vent site. |
2011 July 23 |
5001 |  |
Description not available. |
2011 July 23 |
5002 |  |
One of the largest concentrations of Riftia observed, with anemones and mussels colonizing in close proximity. |
2011 July 23 |
5003 |  |
One of the largest concentrations of Riftia observed, with anemones and mussels colonizing in close proximity. |
2011 July 23 |
5004 |  |
One of the largest concentrations of Riftia observed, with anemones and mussels colonizing in close proximity. |
2011 July 23 |
5005 |  |
One of the largest concentrations of Riftia observed, with anemones and mussels colonizing in close proximity. |
2011 July 23 |
5006 |  |
One of the largest concentrations of Riftia observed, with anemones and mussels colonizing in close proximity. |
2011 July 23 |
5007 |  |
One of the largest concentrations of Riftia observed, with anemones and mussels colonizing in close proximity. |
2011 July 23 |
5008 |  |
One of the largest concentrations of Riftia observed, with anemones and mussels colonizing in close proximity. |
2011 July 23 |
5009 |  |
One of the largest concentrations of Riftia observed, with anemones and mussels colonizing in close proximity. |
2011 July 23 |
5010 |  |
Closeup of a Riftia tube worm's red gas exchange or 'plume' extending from its tube. The blurring to the left and right is caused by the vent fluids actively mixing with the seawater. |
2011 July 23 |
5011 |  |
One of the largest concentrations of Riftia observed, with anemones and mussels colonizing in close proximity. |
2011 July 23 |
5012 |  |
A thick pocket of young mussels inhabiting a cleft in the seafloor at the Tempus Fugit vent site. |
2011 July 23 |
5013 |  |
A tight aggregation of Riftia tube worms blurred by hydrothermal fluids emanating from cracks in the rock. Several crabs and shrimp can be seen clinging to the tube structures. |
2011 July 23 |
5014 |  |
Little Herc over an assemblage of Riftia tube worms. |
2011 July 23 |
5015 |  |
Riftia tube worms at an active venting site. |
2011 July 23 |
5016 |  |
Even here, at the edge of creation, human trash finds its way to the seafloor. |
2011 July 22 |
5017 |  |
Description not available. |
2011 August 6 |
5018 |  |
Description not available. |
2011 August 6 |
5019 |  |
Description not available. |
2011 August 6 |
5020 |  |
Description not available. |
2011 August 10 |
5021 |  |
Description not available. |
2011 August 10 |
5022 |  |
Description not available. |
2011 August 10 |
5023 |  |
Description not available. |
2011 August 10 |
5024 |  |
Description not available. |
2011 August 10 |
5025 |  |
Description not available. |
2011 August 10 |
5026 |  |
Description not available. |
2011 August 12 |
5027 |  |
Description not available. |
2011 August 13 |
5028 |  |
Description not available. |
2011 August 13 |
5029 |  |
Description not available. |
2011 August 13 |
5030 |  |
Description not available. |
2011 August 6 |
5031 |  |
Description not available. |
2011 August 8 |
5032 |  |
Description not available. |
2011 August 8 |
5033 |  |
Stalked white hexactinellida sponge |
2011 August 8 |
5034 |  |
Hexactinellida sponges growing on rock face. The bluish gray sponges are among the most abundant animals seen in this Mid-Cayman Rise environment. |
2011 August 8 |
5035 |  |
Sponge growing from rock face. |
2011 August 8 |
5036 |  |
Hexactinellida sponge growing on sediment bridge between two large holes |
2011 August 8 |
5037 |  |
White hexactinellida sponge growing on sediment |
2011 August 8 |
5038 |  |
Brown sponge growing from junction of sediment-rock interface |
2011 August 8 |
5039 |  |
Clear anemone? corallomorphian? with white spots at tips of tentacles |
2011 August 9 |
5040 |  |
Large globular melon sponge |
2011 August 9 |
5041 |  |
Large globular melon sponge |
2011 August 9 |
5042 |  |
Clear anemone? corallomorphian? with white spots at tips of tentacles |
2011 August 9 |
5043 |  |
White hexactinellida glass sponge known as a venus flower basket growing on sediment |
2011 August 10 |
5044 |  |
White hexactinellida glass sponge known as a venus flower basket growing on sediment |
2011 August 10 |
5045 |  |
Globular melon sponge and blue gray sponges attached to rock wall |
2011 August 10 |
5046 |  |
Anemones? zooanthids? on what seems to be a very large dead coral branch in an area with little biota. |
2011 August 10 |
5047 |  |
Frozen lava sheet flow |
2011 August 10 |
5048 |  |
Small bamboo coral, porifera sponge knob, and cup corals |
2011 August 10 |
5049 |  |
Blue gray sponges on a vitreous lava surface |
2011 August 10 |
