NOAA Ocean Explorer: Tubeworms covering Zooarium, a lower temperature sulfide chimney

Tubeworms covering Zooarium, a lower temperature sulfide chimney

These spectacular tubeworms cover Zooarium, a lower-temperature sulfide chimney, which was given its name because of all of the lush vent biota which inhabits it.

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