Talk:Giant tube worm

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[edit] Annelids?

Annelids? Has anyone since 1960s seriously thought these were annelids? Their embryology is clearly that of Deuterostomia, AFAIK, so they cannot be protostomes like annelids. Can anyone sort this out?

See Talk:Siboglinidae. Kingdon 14:38, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 300 years old

I've heard they live for over 300 years growing a quarter of an inch a year. Can anyone find a source for this?--Wowaconia 04:04, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Backwards

The article says that they evolved this way because they live so deep. Isn't it more likely they live so deep because they evolved that way? Obviously they'd have to become extremophilic before they could survive in that environment, and considering which one is the faster process... Not that I believe in such things, of course. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.122.63.142 (talk) 17:07, 2 April 2008 (UTC)