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.
Image ID: expl6597, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect Photo Date: 2011 July 23 Credit: NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program, Galapagos Rift Expedition 2011
