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Red plumes poke out of the tops of tubeworms.

Red plumes poke out of the tops of tubeworms.
Red plumes poke out of the tops of tubeworms.
Red plumes poke out of the tops of tubeworms.
Red plumes poke out of the tops of tubeworms.
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Red plumes poke out of the tops of tubeworms.
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01/01/2003
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Caption from Oceanus magazine, Vol. 42, No. 2, Pg. 71:
PLUMES UNFURLED—Like flower petals atop stems, feather like red plumes poke out of the tops of the tubeworms’ thin, white tubes, which reach about 50 centimeters (20 inches) high. The plumes act like gills, absorbing nutrients from seawater.
Courtesy of Jean Whelan
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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