Bathylasma hirsutum specimens were collected live in a basin at 978 m near a hydrothermal vent in the mid-Atlantic semi-bathyal region using an ROV. As soon as the barnacle specimens were brought to t
We examine the nature of variation in a hot vent tubeworm, Ridgeia piscesae, to determine how phenotypes are maintained and how reproductive potential is dictated by habitat. This foundation species a