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Riftia Endosymbionts

Habitat They are endosymbionts of the tubeworm Riftia pachyptila which are found in hydrothernal vents.
Significance They are sulfur-oxidizing, chemoautotrophic organisms which provide nutrients for their host, who has no digestive system of its own.
Scripps Researcher Horst Felbeck
Sequencing Center SymBio Corporation
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