Figure 4: MCSC chimneys and fauna.
From: Hydrothermal vent fields and chemosynthetic biota on the world's deepest seafloor spreading centre
(a) Peak of sulphide edifice at the VDVF, depth 2,300 m, covered by an aggregation of alvinocaridid shrimp. (b) Clear vent fluids and alvinocaridid shrimp at the VDVF. (c) High-temperature venting at the BVF, depth 4,960 m. (d) Diffuser structures ornamenting sulphide chimneys at the BVF.
