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Flower-like clusters of pink polyps make up this coral colony.
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Coral Colony

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A close-up image of red coral polyps.
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Star of the Reef: One Species at a Time

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Researchers adopted the “yabbie pump,” the long silver tool shown here, from Australian fishing gear.
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Collecting Shallow-Water Specimens with the "Yabbie Pump"

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Home is where the hull is: Since the dawn of seafaring, humankind has had to deal with pesky creatures, such as barnacles, that “foul” ship hulls and boat propellers like this one.
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Boat Propeller Fouled With Barnacles

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S. pharaonis. Photographed in an aquarium at the visitor's center for the Hatfield Marine Science Center at Oregon State University.
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Pharaoh Cuttlefish

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This brightly colored squat lobster collected in Moorea is a common find among the coral heads. Although called lobsters, this group of crustaceans is more closely related to hermit crabs than to true lobsters.
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Squat Lobster

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Sea Slug
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Stunning Sea Slug

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A photo of a solitary European green crab on a sandy substrate.
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European Green Crab (Carcinus maenas)

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Bottom trawl treasures from the shallow Chukchi Seafloor
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Bucket of Creatures from an Arctic Shelf

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Like snails, clams, and even slugs, giant squids are all mollusks, with soft, fleshy bodies.
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Squid Relatives

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The tough serrated ring around the opening grips the squid’s prey.
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Giant Squid Sucker

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Two nautiluses in the open ocean off the coast of Palau.
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A Couple of Nautiluses

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