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Corals, sponges, and algae are the major components of most coral reef communities as shown in this picture.
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Corals and Coral Reefs

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a squid
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Meet the Only Squid that Willfully Lops off its Arms

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A dumbo octopus.
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A Dumbo Octopus with Curly Arms

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The sea star Odontaster validus and sea urchin Sterechinus neumayeri are often found living in association with one another along the Antarctic coastline, here during the Census of Marine Life.
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Sea Stars, Urchins, and Relatives

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Although in reality an ichthyosaur and plesiosaur would have likely never battled, this widely shared lithograph by artist, geologist and paleontologist Henry De la Beche even inspired author Jules Verne to pen a similar scene in his book, Journey to the C
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Unearthing History: Mary Anning's Hunt for Prehistoric Ocean Giants

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A photo of a squid using bioluminescence to hide in the deep sea.
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Bioluminescence

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Chrysaora melanaster is a jellyfish found in the Arctic.
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Arctic Sea Jelly

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The Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structure was developed to help scientists study coral reef diversity and have now been adopted broadly to study diversity around the world.
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Uncovering Biodiversity… with ARMS and a Submarine Claw

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a black and white photo of a woman holding a glass award
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Dr. Marian Pettibone, A Woman of Firsts

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Light refracts off the comb-rows of this ctenophore.
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Comb Jelly Reflecting Colors

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This orange boring sponge (Cliona varians) overgrows several coral species at Panama's Smithsonian Tropical Studies Institute.
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Ocean Acidification Excites Boring Sponges

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A tan sea urchin from the deep seas of Curacao.
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Tan Sea Urchin

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