Conceptually similarSPLHydrothermal bacterial matSS2548146SR1279Rights ManagedSPLHydrothermal bacterial matSS2548147SR1280Rights ManagedSPLHydrothermal bacterial matSS2548148SR1281Rights ManagedSPLUnderwater volcanic ventSS2556783SR1275Rights ManagedSPLUnderwater volcanic ventSS2556784SR1276Rights ManagedSPLUnderwater volcanic ventSS2548144SR1277Rights ManagedSPLUnderwater volcanic ventSS2674353ST4167Rights ManagedSPLUnderwater volcanic ventSS2674354ST4168Rights ManagedSPLHydrothermal coralSS2556786SR1283Rights ManagedView AllView more with similar tones Hydrothermal bacterial matLicense type:Rights ManagedUnique identifier:SS2548145Legacy Identifier:SR1278Description:Hydrothermal bacterial mat on an underwater volcanic vent. This bacterial mat is growing on or near a volcanic vent on the seabed. The heat and minerals provide an energy source that supports an ecology of organisms adapted to these conditions, including these bacteria. The minerals form multicolored crusts around the vent, causing them to grow into tall chimneys over time. Photographed in the Caribbean in 2010, using the remotely controlled HyBIS (Hydraulic Benthic Interactive Sampler) submersible. This submersible was operated by researchers from the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK.Credit:B. Murton/Southampton Oceanography Centre / Science SourceSize:3520px × 2492px (~25 MB)Restrictions:No Sale through SubagentsGet PricingHow Will The Visual Be Used?ShareKeywords:2010-21st century-animal-atlantic-bacteria-bacterial mat-biology-black smoker-C010/9740-C0109740-caribbean-geology-high pressure-high temperature-hot-hybis-hy-bis-hydraulic benthic interactive sampler-hydrothermal-microbe-microbiological-national oceanography centre-nature-ocean floor-oceanography-seabed-southampton-submersible-under water-underwater-vent-volcano-zoologyFolder Legacy Identifier:spl001_hdModel release:N/AParent folder:SPL bulkload #10
