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The “Carwash” hydrothermal vent, Isis Dive 138, 2,397m depth (Latitude 60° 02.568'S, Longitude 29° 58.966'W), E9 Segment of the East Scotia Ridge.
Large aggregations of a new species of yeti crab (Kiwa n. sp.), a peltospiroid gastropod and a new species of stalked barnacle (Vulcanolepas n. sp.) can be seen around the base of the chimneys. Vent limpets, Lepetodrilus n. sp. can be seen on the carapaces of the yeti crabs and anemones are also present. See Rogers, et al. (e1001234).
Image Credit: NERC ChEsSo Consortium
Citation: (2012) PLoS Biology Issue Image | Vol. 10(1) January 2012. PLoS Biol 10(1): ev10.i01. https://doi.org/10.1371/image.pbio.v10.i01
Published: January 26, 2012
Copyright: © 2012 Rogers et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Large aggregations of a new species of yeti crab (Kiwa n. sp.), a peltospiroid gastropod and a new species of stalked barnacle (Vulcanolepas n. sp.) can be seen around the base of the chimneys. Vent limpets, Lepetodrilus n. sp. can be seen on the carapaces of the yeti crabs and anemones are also present. See Rogers, et al. (e1001234).
Image Credit: NERC ChEsSo Consortium