Sentences with phrase «hydrothermal vent worms»

Sister - species of eastern Pacific hydrothermal vent worms (Ampharetidae, Alvinellidae, Vestimentifera) provide new mitochondrial COI clock calibration

If you think worms are relatively «primitive» or simple animals, consider Riftia pachyptila, the hydrothermal vent worm.

Catherine Sutera acrescentou em English o nome comum «Hydrothermal Vent Worm» a «Riftia pachyptila Jones, 1981».

Not exact matches

The sub brought up a rib from the mammoth carcass, and the researchers soon discovered the fiery plumes to be the gills of two entirely new species, related to worms, that live near deep - sea hydrothermal vents.

Knowing the lifespan of the larval tube worm and the current conditions at other hydrothermal vent sites should thus enable researchers to predict tube worm dispersal, team member Lauren Mullineaux of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute says.

This alien - like creature is actually an ocean worm (Nereis sandersi) that lives near ocean - floor hydrothermal vents in the Atlantic.

Brightly colored 7 - foot tube worms thrive near deep - sea hydrothermal vents and derive their energy from chemosynthetic bacteria.

Subsequent explorations by the deep - sea submersible Alvin revealed not only the presence of hydrothermal vents, but also a startling array of giant worms, clams, and mussels.

The discovery in 1977 of hydrothermal vent communities and giant tube worms emerges as one of the most exciting finds in recent years.