View a cluster of tube worms near a hydrothermal vent in the northeastern Pacific Ocean
A lush cluster of tube worms near a hydrothermal vent in the northeastern Pacific Ocean.
Major funding for this expedition was provided by NOAA Ocean Exploration Program and NOAA Vents Program; video clips edited by Bill Chadwick, Oregon State University/NOAA
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Learn about the difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
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Major funding for this expedition was provided by NOAA Ocean Exploration Program and NOAA Vents Program; video clips edited by Bill Chadwick, Oregon State University/NOAARed scale worm (Levensteiniella kincaidi) found near hydrothermal vents of the northeastern Pacific Ocean.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.A jellyfish contracting its body.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Learn what defines an organism and consider two candidates for the title of world's smallest organism—the bacteria Carsonella ruddii and Mycoplasma genitalium.
