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The Incredible Shrinking Cups: on the absence of giant tube worms

Posted on April 26, 2013April 5, 2013 By Andrew Thaler
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It’s true! There are no giant tube worms (Riftia pachyptila) at the Mid-Cayman Spreading Center (but there are smaller tube worms).

No Tubes.
No Tubes.

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