Riftia
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Riftia is a monotypic genus of polychaete annelid worms in the Siboglinidae family, which contains the sole species Riftia pachyptila, commonly known as the giant tubeworm or giant beardworm.
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The red branchial plumes are supported by the white obturaculum, which also seals the tube when the worm retracts itself.
Riftia pachyptila being extracted out of its tube
Riftia on the Eastern Pacific Ridge, 2,630 m (8,630 ft) depth
Siboglinidae
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Siboglinidae is a family of polychaete annelid worms whose members made up the former phyla Pogonophora and Vestimentifera. The family is composed of around 100 species of vermiform creatures which li
Riftia
…Riftia is a monotypic genus of polychaete annelid worms in the Siboglinidae family, which contains the sole species Riftia pachyptila, commonly known as the giant tubeworm or giant beardworm. R. pachyptila is found in association…
Riftia tube worms Galapagos 2011