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