| Image Reference Number: | 005120 |
| Common Name: | Deep-sea Pompeii Worm |
| Scientific Name: | Alvinella pompejana |
| Location: | Hydrothermal Vents, Equatorial Pacific |
| Description: | The large Pompeii worm, Alvinella, tolerates temperatures nearly high enough to boil water. It lives on hydrothermal vent chimneys (black smokers). |