Deep Sea Tattoo
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By , on November 7th, 2008 3 comments   Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls   , , ,  

My labmate was christened this summer before an expedition to the Manus Basin hydrothermal vents. Andrew has kind enough to allow me to share his tattoo here of a "ying-yang" between 2 chemoautotrophic gastropods found at these vents. One I have written about extensively, Alvinichoncha hessleri, and the other snail is called Ifremeria nautilei. . . . → Read More: Deep Sea Tattoo

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From The Desk of Zelnio: Alviniconcha hessleri
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By , on March 28th, 2007 6 comments   Adaptations   , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  

Alviniconcha hessleri (Mollusca: Mesogastropoda: Provannidae) When you think of hydrothermal vents, what comes to mind first? Is it the gushing black smoke out of a chimney? Perhaps you envision the enormous tubeworms with their red velvety plumes sticking out of their white tubes. Some may even be familiar with the dense swarms of blind . . . → Read More: From The Desk of Zelnio: Alviniconcha hessleri

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