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Hydrothermal Vent and Cold Seep Worms: Vestimentifera - Physical Characteristics, Habitat, Diet, Behavior And Reproduction, Hydrothermal Vent And Cold Seep Worms And People - GEOGRAPHIC RANGE, CONSERVATION STATUS

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HYDROTHERMAL VENT WORM (Riftia pachyptila): SPECIES ACCOUNT

Hydrothermal vent and cold seep worms are found on the ocean bottom at the east Pacific Rise, mid-Atlantic Ridge, Galápagos Rift, Okinawa Trough, Mariana Trough, and the Lau, Manus, and North Fiji Basins. They also live along the continental margins of North and South America, Spain, and in the Mediterranean Sea.


These worms are not considered endangered or threatened.

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Hydrothermal Vent and Cold Seep Worms: Vestimentifera - Physical Characteristics

Hydrothermal vent and cold seep worms have long, wormlike bodies reaching up to 9.8 feet (3 meters) in length. They live in whitish to gray-brown tubes at least as long as their bodies and are attached to hard surfaces on the ocean bottom. The tubes are made of chitin (KYE-tehn), a material similar to fingernails that makes up the external skeletons of insects, spiders, and their relatives. Most o…

Hydrothermal Vent and Cold Seep Worms: Vestimentifera - Habitat

Hydrothermal Vent and Cold Seep Worms: Vestimentifera - Diet

Hydrothermal Vent and Cold Seep Worms: Vestimentifera - Behavior And Reproduction

Hydrothermal Vent and Cold Seep Worms: Vestimentifera - Hydrothermal Vent And Cold Seep Worms And People

Hydrothermal Vent and Cold Seep Worms: Vestimentifera - Hydrothermal Vent Worm (riftia Pachyptila): Species Account

Physical characteristics: This species is the largest of the hydrothermal vent and cold seep worms. They reach up to 9.8 feet (3 meters) long, live in white tubes, and resemble giant lipsticks with their bright red plumes. Their protective flaps are white. Geographic range: Hydrothermal vent worms live on the East Pacific Rise, Galápagos Rift, and Guayana Basin. Habitat: These worms are fou…

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