Mussels!
By Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
2017 (approx.)
Detailed Description
Dense beds of large and small Bathymodiulus mussels are characteristic of cold seeps in the U.S. Atlantic margin.
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.
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