This rosy acorn worm (Yoda purpurata) was seen at 2,706 meters (1.68 miles) depth during the fourth dive of the second Voyage to the Ridge 2022 expedition. These acorn worms are deposit feeders, consuming sediment and digesting organic matter from it; note the sediment-filled intestine of the acorn worm pictured here.
Rosy Acorn Worm
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This rosy acorn worm (Yoda purpurata) was seen at 2,706 meters (1.68 miles) depth during the fourth dive of the second Voyage to the Ridge 2022 expedition. These acorn worms are deposit feeders, consuming sediment and digesting organic matter from it; note the sediment-filled intestine of the acorn worm pictured here.