Pacific Ring of Fire Expedition. A dense bed of hydrothermal mussels covers the slope of Northwest Eifuku volcano near a seafloor hot spring called Champagne vent . Other vent animals living among the mussels include shrimp, limpets, and Galatheid crabs.
Photo Category: Ocean exploration
Photo Location: Mariana Arc region, Western Pacific Ocean
Photo Date: 2004 April
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