In a new site, we can never know for sure what the animals are from vent communities only. But this crab likely belongs to a group known only from hot vents.

Image ID: expl2193, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect
Location: Indonesia, Kawio Barat
Photo Date: 2010 June 30
Credit: NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program, INDEX-SATAL 2010, NOAA/OER

Category: Ocean exploration/

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