Figure 2. This picture illustrates four common types of hard substrate at seeps: clams (white and black shells; family Solemyidae: Acharax sp.), mussels (brown shells; family Mytilidae: Bathymodiolus sp.); vestimentiferan tube worms (Lamellibrachia sp.); and carbonate rocks, precipitated by methanotrophic archaea.
Hard Substrate
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Figure 2. This picture illustrates four common types of hard substrate at seeps: clams (white and black shells; family Solemyidae: Acharax sp.), mussels (brown shells; family Mytilidae: Bathymodiolus sp.); vestimentiferan tube worms (Lamellibrachia sp.); and carbonate rocks, precipitated by methanotrophic archaea.

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