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Diagram of narwhal anatomy and tusk function
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Narwhal Anatomy

Beating Cilia of Comb Jelly Combs
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Sea Gooseberry Larva

These beautiful wisps are the hair-like cilia of a sea gooseberry larva, a common...
Tiny sponge spicules.
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Sparkling Sponge Spicules

These sparkling sponge spicules are microscopic needle-like structures that many...
A close-up of tiny teeth on the common whelk's radula.
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A Snail's Rainbow Radula

This abstract image is a close-up of the tiny teeth that cover the radula of a...
In the X-ray image of this Viper Moray Eel (Enchelynassa canina), note the second set of jaws in the “throat”; these are the gill arches, which are present in all fish.
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X-Ray Image of a Viper Moray Eel

In the X-ray image of this Viper Moray Eel (Enchelynassa canina), note the second...
A transparent ctenophore with two long tentacles.
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Arctic Ctenophore with Long Tentacles

Dryodora glandiformis is a ctenophore found in Arctic and Northern European waters,...
Comb jellies (such as this Bolinopsis species) are named for their combs: the rows of cilia lining their bodies that propel them through the ocean.
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Ctenophore Combs - Close Up

Comb jellies (such as this Bolinopsis species) are named for their combs: the rows...
A translucent arctic comb jelly.
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Arctic Comb Jelly

The Arctic comb jelly or sea nut (Mertensia ovum) is commonly found in the surface...
Stephanocyathus (A.) spiniger, a solitary, deep-water stony coral species, has six long spines that slow it from sinking into soft substrates.
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Solitary Deep-water Corals

These corals from the Smithsonian collections are Stephanocyathus (A.)...
This common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) shows off its siphon, which it uses to propel itself through the water.
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Octopus Shows Off Its Funnel

This common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) doesn't have a jetpack to help him zoom...
Smithsonian zoologist Dr. Steve Cairns named and described this deep-sea coral species, Stephanocyathus paliferus, now preserved at the National Museum of Natural History.
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Corals at the Smithsonian

Smithsonian zoologist Dr. Steve Cairns named and described this deep-sea coral...
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

The robotic arm of a Pisces submersible collects a gold coral colony (Gerardia sp.)...

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