Sentences with phrase «as tubeworms»

That opens the possibility of the presence of larger life, such as tubeworms and crabs, that had evolved in isolation for thousands of years, Priscu says.

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The «black smoker» chimneys are often colonized by giant tubeworms in the genus Riftia, which grow over two meters (six feet) long, as well as limpets, crabs, squat lobsters, and Alvinella palmworms.

One thing that all of these communities have in common is that the dominant tubeworms and clams host specialized intracellular bacteria (symbionts) that allow these animals to exploit potentially toxic chemicals in the vent fluids as sources of nutrition.

The discovery gives wider insights into future research on the mechanisms of symbiosis in other marine organisms such as giant tubeworms and giant clams.

The general mechanisms of symbiosis revealed in the study are of relevance to other symbiotic organisms such as deep - sea tubeworms and giant clams.»

In the hot - house tubeworm, new cells persist, enabling the worm to grow fast, but as these long - lasting cells age, they seem to shorten the giant tubeworm's lifespan, she adds.

At the moment, scientists have confirmed, using DNA analysis, that snotworms are closely related to the tubeworms that thrive around hydrothermal vents and probably have existed for as long as whales, if not longer.

Most certainly, the blood - red hemoglobin that fill the tubeworm's cardiovascular system and is so highly visible as the red gill - like polyps that extend from its tube is important in the transport of sulfur and oxygen.

The vents exist on the seafloor as much as 1.5 miles below the surface and support a rich ecosystem that includes fish, shrimp, tubeworms, mussels, crabs and clams.

«Rarely seen deep - sea species such as tilefish, tubeworms, and viperfish are also represented.»