Riftia pachyptila: Diferenzas entre revisións

 

== Reprodución ==

 

== Taxa de crcemento e idade ==

''Riftia pachyptila'' has the fastest growth rate of any known marine invertebrate. These organisms have been known to colonize a new site, grow to sexual maturity and increase in length to 4.9 feet (1.5 m) in less than two years.<ref name="Lutz1994">{{Cite journal | last1 = Lutz | first1 = R. A. | last2 = Shank | first2 = T. M. | last3 = Fornari | first3 = D. J. | last4 = Haymon | first4 = R. M. | last5 = Lilley | first5 = M. D. | last6 = Von Damm | first6 = K. L. | last7 = Desbruyeres | first7 = D. | doi = 10.1038/371663a0 | title = Rapid growth at deep-sea vents | journal = Nature | volume = 371 | issue = 6499 | pages = 663 | year = 1994 | pmid = | pmc = }}</ref> This is in sharp contrast to ''[[Lamellibrachia]] luymesi'', the tube worms that live at deep sea [[cold seeps]] and grow very slowly for most of their lives. It takes from 170 to 250 years for ''Lamellibrachia luymesi'' to grow 2 meters in length, and even longer worms have been discovered.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2000/02/000203075002.htm|title=Tube Worms In Deep Sea Discovered To Have Record Long Life Spans|work=ScienceDaily}}</ref>

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