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a glowing deep sea creature
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Deep Sea Bioluminescence

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Lanceola clausi is a rare deep-water organism.
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Deep-Sea Amphipod

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Amy Baco-Taylor
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Amy Baco-Taylor, Deep-Sea Coral Scientist

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Deep Red Madusa

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Scientists Discuss their Submersible Experience

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Dr. Robert Ballard with an ROV
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Dr. Robert Ballard

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This new species of lobster (Dinochelus ausubeli) is blind and has bizarre claws. It was discovered about 300 meters (984 feet) deep in the Philippine Sea by a Census of Marine Life expedition.
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Deep Ocean Diversity Slideshow

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a siphonophore
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Encounters with Bioluminescent Creatures

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A submersible’s robotic arm collects gold coral in the Hawaiian Islands. Similar specimens have been dated at more than 2,700 years old.
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Collecting Gold Coral from the Deep Sea

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These deep-sea corals at the Madison-Swanson Marine Reserve are protected, along with the marine life they harbor.
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Protected Deep-sea Corals

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This map shows where some of the most significant species of deep-sea corals are located.
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Deep-Sea Corals Worldwide

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This young Gonatus squid is still translucent, making it tricky for predators to spot it.
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Deep Sea Squid

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