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Pygmy Seahorse Blends Into its Environment
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Eye to Eye With a Pygmy Seahorse

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Scientist Martha Nizinski examines a sample of the deep-sea coral Lophelia pertusa, collected 600-m (1,969-ft) deep off the coast of the southeastern United States.
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Deep-Sea Coral Sample

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This purple urchin Paleopneustes cristatus is seldom seen by itself, and can be found in groups of hundreds.
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Purple Sea Urchin

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In this photo of a shallow coral reef in the Pacific there are three species of forams. Their colors come from the symbiotic algae that live inside the foram shells.
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Shallow Coral Reef Foraminifers

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Pink crustose algae covers the surface of a rock.
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Encrusting Pink Algae and a Seastar

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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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Tres peces grises nadan frente a una gran cabeza de coral.
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Cabo Pulmo – esperanza para los arrecifes de coral

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Two coral trout swim on a reef in Fiji.
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Having Your Fish and Eating Them Too

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Intense volcanic CO2 vents in Ili Ili Bua Bua, Normanby Island, Papua New Guinea.
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Will Coral Reefs Survive Acidification?

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After ocean scientists sort deep-sea coral samples into their different types, they measure and photograph the specimens.
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Studying Deep-Sea Corals

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White and black corals in murky sea water
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Collecting Coral Codes: Environmental DNA Helps Scientists Assess Coral Biodiversity 

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corals of many colors in the deep sea
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Deep Gulf Restoration After a Monumental Oil Spill

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