Figure 5: MCSC faunal observations.
From: Hydrothermal vent fields and chemosynthetic biota on the world's deepest seafloor spreading centre
(a) Aggregation of alvinocaridid shrimp on an active chimney at the BVF. (b) Anemones and microbial mats at the BVF. (c) Aggregation of dead mussel shells on the Mount Dent OCC. (d) Empty tubes resembling those of siboglinid polychaetes on the Mount Dent OCC.
