«After about three weeks I started to notice that there were barnacles and
tubeworms growing on the back side of this tile but not where I had treated it.»
Not exact matches
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.
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.
The giant
tubeworm, Riftia pachyptila,
grows rapidly but dies young and relatively small.
If both species have such rapid DNA production, they should both
grow fast, but they don't because cells in the cold seep worm die much faster than in the giant
tubeworm, Pflugfelder says.
Others are free - living and may be found
growing on many different surfaces, including rocks,
tubeworm tubes and other animals, and even inside chimneys.