deep-sea crabs (Shinkaia crosnieri) and deep-sea mussels (Bathymodiolus) (IMAGE)

Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR)

deep-sea crabs (Shinkaia crosnieri) and deep-sea mussels (Bathymodiolus)

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In some areas, not a single patch of rock is visible because everything is so densely populated: deep-sea crabs (Shinkaia crosnieri) and deep-sea mussels (Bathymodiolus).

Photo: ROV Kiel 6000 / GEOMAR

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Photo: ROV Kiel 6000 / GEOMAR

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