musselshells

This image of tubeworms and a variety of mussel species was taken with the downward-looking still camera on the deep submergence vehicle Alvin. The sea floor is littered with dozens of old mussel shells. Notice the live mussels (top left corner and within the crevice on the left). Image courtesy of Expedition to the Deep Slope.

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