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. 2010 Aug 5;5(8):e11967. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0011967

Figure 4. Similarities and differences among AEB cold-seep site habitats.

Figure 4

A. Mussel bed (Bathymodiolus brooksi) from Atwater Valley at 2200m depth in the Gulf of Mexico, B. Mussel bed (Bathymodiolus childressi) on the El Pilar area, Barbados prism (1300m) (©Ifremer, Diapisub 1992), C. Mussels and tubeworms along with Alvinocaris muricola from Atwater Valley at 2200m depth in the Gulf of Mexico. (A. & C.: © MMS-NOAA OER Chemosynthetic Ecosystems study). D. Bathymodiolus aff. boomerang bed on the Regab pockmark off Congo associated with other amphi-Atlantic species (Alvinocaris muricola, Chiridota aff. heheva), and the Siboglinidae Escarpia southwardae. E. Vesicomyidae Calyptogena valdiviae and microbial mats on the Guiness area off Gabon (D. & E. ©Ifremer, Biozaire 2001). F. Vesicomyidae Calyptogena aff. kaikoi aggregate and sponges Cladorhiza methanophila in the Barbados trench. (©Ifremer, Manon 1992).