Vent sea spider

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taxon:Pycnogonida, Ammotheidae species:Ammothea verenae
axial status common author: Child, 1987
This species is common along the Ridge but confined to vents. Sea spiders usually eat hydroids but, as there are none at vents, it appears to scavenge or eat microbes.
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