Abstract
In the Manus Basin vestimentiferan tube worms occur between lava pillows in diffuse hydrothermal effluent emerging through crevices (temperature 10–15°C) near the northeastern end of the Manus Spreading Centre. The tubes grow in low, tangled clumps. The tubeworms are described here as a new species, new genus and new family. They have a narrow obturaculum with a small, smooth apex, a basibranchial blood supply to the pinnulate filaments, and no outer sheath lamellae. The new genus is distinct from the two vestimentiferan genera already known from the Lau Basin, which is ca 3000 km east of the Manus Basin. It is not, apparently, closely related to the vestimentiferans of the East Pacific Rise.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
