Tag Archive for 'Tube worm'

Seafloor surface and crustal subseafloor vents at Fava Flow Suburbs, the East Pacific Rise. Image credit: Bright et al., doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-52631-9.

Researchers Discover Animal Life in Subseafloor Crust at Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents

Oct 15, 2024 by News Staff

Marine biologists have found adult tubeworms and other vent animals below the seafloor in the East Pacific Rise, a volcanically active, fast-spreading...

This scanning electron microscope image shows a cast of polyp chambers and connections of Protulophila in a worm tube. Image credit: Paul Taylor / Natural History Museum, London.

Marine Animal Thought to be Extinct for 4 Million Years Found Alive

Jun 17, 2014 by Natali Anderson

Protulophila, a microscopic marine animal thought to have been extinct for 4 million years, has been found living in seas around New Zealand. This scanning...