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PHOTODeep Sea CopepodThis copepod (Gaussia princeps) was collected deeper than 1000 meters in the Sargasso Sea by Census of Marine Zooplankton (CMarZ) researchers in April 2006, as part of the 10-year Census of...MORE PHOTOS |
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BLOG POST MORE STORIESOn Biodiversity: Understanding its Meaning and ImportanceThe ocean is home to a phenomenal diversity of marine organisms. They have evolv... |
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PHOTO MORE PHOTOSJellyfish, or Siphonophore Colony?This colony of Rosacea may look like a single jellyfish, but it is actually... |
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PHOTO MORE PHOTOSMale CopepodIn many species of copepods, males are rare and short-lived. This male of Scapho... |
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A Colorful Foram: Globigerinoides ruberMar 19, 2013 - 9:00AMThis foraminifer was collected as it floated about 3 meters below the surface off the coast of Puerto Rico. The central dark area is the shell surrounded by spines. The tiny yellow dots are symbiotic algae, which live... |
Mar 4, 2013 - 10:11AM
This colony of Rosacea may look like a single jellyfish, but it is...
Dec 10, 2012 - 10:20AM
In the icy waters of the Arctic, a deep-water larvacean (aka “sea tadpole”...
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Zooplankton BiodiversityHolozooplankton are animals that live adrift in the ocean waves for their entire lives. The researchers who took part in the... |
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Jan 6 2011 - 10:09am
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