Tube worms
taxon:
Vestimentifera
species:
Ridgeia piscesae
axial status
Extremely abundant
author:
Jones; 1985
Vestimentiferans form the structural base for the hot vent community on the Ridge. This animal has no gut but has a symbiotic relationship with chemosynthetic microbes.
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