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Screenshot from video "Connecting Coral Reefs" showing illustrations of an underwater coral community.
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Connecting Coral Reefs

Coral reefs are some of the most endangered ecosystems on the planet that are home...
Wed, 11/15/2017 - 09:37
a seastar
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Oil’s Impact on Marine Invertebrates

In the aftermath of the Gulf oil spill, what is the effect of oil on invertebrates...
Thu, 10/05/2017 - 09:27
Chrysaora melanaster is a jellyfish found in the Arctic.
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Jellyfish and Comb Jellies

Jellyfish and comb jellies are gelatinous animals that drift through the ocean's...
April 2018
In 2005, scientists from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) observed a deep-sea squid species (Gonatus onyx) that keeps close watch over her eggs.
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Squid Watching Over Eggs

All squid species have long been thought to lay their egg clusters on the sea floor...
A deep-sea octopus protecting her eggs
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Vigilant Octomom

Talk about an investment! This octopus mom protected her brood of about 160 eggs...
A pair of French Angelfish (Pomacanthus paru) swim off the coast of Brazil.
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Pair of Angelfish

A pair of French Angelfish (Pomacanthus paru) swim off the coast of Brazil. This...
The small larvae of elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) settle and grow on the crustose coralline algae species Hydrolithon boergesenii.
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Coral Larvae Settling

The small larvae of elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) settle and grow on the...
Even when a lobster is still a developing egg, you can see some of its adult features: an eye and legs.
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Lobster Egg

Even when a lobster is still a developing egg, you can see some of its adult...
White abalone
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White Abalone In Danger

White abalones are slow-moving, algae-eating mollusks. Rapid overharvesting since...
The giant pacific octopus can grow up to 600 pounds!
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Revealing the Largest Octopus

Weighing 600 pounds (around 272kg) and having a 30 foot (around 9 meters) arm span,...
Blue-spotted stingrays use the help of cleaner fish to stay clean and healthy.
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Blue-spotted Stingray

The blue-spotted stingray (Taeniura lymma) doesn’t like to be covered in sand...
The weedy sea dragon male can hold around 250 eggs in his pouch.
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The Dragon of the Sea

Just like other seahorse species, male weedy sea dragons are the ones to get...

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