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Mid-Cayman Rise Expedition 2011
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Closeup of reddish outlying shrimp with green (eggs?) top. At the Von Damm vent field on Mount Dent.
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Looking down the orifice of a very large hydrothermal vent. At the Von Damm vent field on Mount Dent.
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Two clam shells and a squat lobster carapace onhydrothermally altered rock. At the Von Damm vent field on Mount Dent.
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Single large tube worm seen at hydrothermal site with clam shell onhydrothermally altered rock. At the Von Damm vent field on Mount Dent.
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Shrimp agglomeration near vent. Eel-like fish staked out his territory on rockdevoid of shrimp. At the Von Damm vent field on Mount Dent.
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Two, possibly three species of shrimp, and the tale of a fish in a hole. Largered and green shrimp to left seems to be over something that appears fuzzy.White gastropods are on rock face close to fish tail. At the Von Damm vent field on Mount Dent.
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A grayish white shrimp, white gastropods, and a thin covering of white materialthat is possibly part of a bacterial mat. At the Von Damm vent field on Mount Dent.
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Hydrothermal mound with active vents covered with white shrimp and numerouseel-like fish. At the Von Damm vent field on Mount Dent.
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Shimmering water shows location of hydrothermal vent with agglomeration ofshrimp and hydrothermally altered rock. At the Von Damm vent field on Mount Dent.
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Closeup of white shrimp and white fish. Are the fishes eyes functional or isthis a blind fish? At the Von Damm vent field on Mount Dent.
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Pinkish red shrimp and small white gastropods near vent. At the Von Damm vent field on Mount Dent.
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White shrimp living near vent. Is the one small shrimp a different species ora young shrimp of the same species? At the Von Damm vent field on Mount Dent.
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A single curlicue tube worm. At the Von Damm vent field on Mount Dent.
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Tube worms seemingly on the periphery of the vent field growing in a pile ofhydrothermally altered rocks. At the Von Damm vent field on Mount Dent.
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Worm extended for feeding from long curling tube. At the Von Damm vent field on Mount Dent.
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Worm extended for feeding from long curling tube. At the Von Damm vent field on Mount Dent.
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Worm extended for feeding from long curling tube. As opposed to terrestrial tree trunk or even trunk of large branching corals, the secured end of the tubeworm becomes progressively narrower as its root end is approached.
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Curlicue end of tube worm near root end. Does the curling have anysignificance to the survival of the animal?
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Mussel shells on seafloor indicating earlier hydrothermal venting in this area.No live mussels or clams were observed at a vent site during this expedition.
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Shrimp agglomeration at vent site. Note relatively large eel-like fish on leftof image. At the Von Damm vent field on Mount Dent.
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