The tube worms reached up to eight inches long for one ... particularly how these vent communities utilize larvae, is unclear. Sign up for Chip Chick's newsletter and get stories like this ...

Hydrothermal vent tube worms, Oasisia alvinae, in the Gulf of California. Image credits: Greg Rouse/Schmidt Ocean Institute. The project was supported by the National Science Foundation’s Collections ...

As well as tube worms, experts found the existence of another ... lobate lava shelves revealed adult tubeworms and other vent animals in subseafloor cavities”. Sign up for our free indy100 ...