Riftia pachyptila

Translingual

Riftia pachyptila at a black smoker vent off the coast of the Pacific Northwest (US)

Etymology

From Riftia + Ancient Greek πᾰχῠ́ς (pakhús, thick) + πτῐ́λον (ptílon, feather).

Proper noun

Riftia pachyptila f

  1. A taxonomic species within the family Siboglinidae – the giant tube worms.

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