Tube worm near hydrothermal vent site with spiral tube near base. The tube worms discovered on Mount Dent were the first discovered in the Atlantic Ocean associated with hydrothermal activity. Worm partially extended. At the Von Damm vent field on Mount Dent.

Image ID: expl6941, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect
Location: Caribbean Sea, Mid-Cayman Rise
Photo Date: 2011 August 7
Credit: NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program, Mid-Cayman Rise Expedition 2011

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