Riftia

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title: Riftia
text: Riftia pachyptila, commonly known as the giant tube worm and less commonly known as the giant beardworm, is a marine invertebrate in the phylum Annelida related to tube worms commonly found in the intertidal and pelagic zones. R. pachyptila lives on the floor of the Pacific Ocean near hydrothermal vents. The vents provide a natural ambient temperature in their environment ranging from 2 to 30 °C, and this organism can tolerate extremely high hydrogen sulfide levels. These worms can reach a lengt
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description: Giant tube worm (species of annelid)
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riftia
date created: 2004-03-25T04:07:27Z
date modified: 2024-09-15T22:35:58Z
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