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Description
Pacific Ring of Fire Expedition. Limpets were seen grazing near the seepingfluids. They tend to form small clusters. This animal isprobably an undescribed species related to a limpet that occurs on seamountsoff Japan. The limpet is > ~0.5 inches (~1.5 cm).
Credit
Pacific Ring of Fire 2004 Expedition. NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration; Dr. Bob Embley, NOAA PMEL, Chief Scientist
Display Date
2004 April
Location
Mariana Arc region, Western Pacific Ocean
Category
Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collection
Modern Expeditions
Ring of Fire
Keywords
Ocean Exploration