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A squat lobster and blackbelly rosefish find shelter on a Lophelia pertusa coral reef off the southeastern United States.
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Deep-sea Corals

 It may be the last place you’d expect to find corals—up to 6,000 m (20,000 ft)...
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

 Coral reefs are the most diverse of all marine ecosystems. They teem with life,...
Japanese scientists videotaped this female giant squid, alive, at the water's surface
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Giant Squid

 Giant squid live up to their name: the largest giant squid ever recorded by...
A shell placed in seawater with increased acidity slowly dissolves over 45 days.
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Ocean Acidification

 Ocean acidification is sometimes called “climate change’s equally evil twin,”...
A photo of a squid using bioluminescence to hide in the deep sea.
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Bioluminescence

 You may have seen the sparkle of fireflies on a summer’s night. The fireflies...
A pink, white and black colored boxing crab holds two anemones in its claws.
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Boxing Crab

 The boxer crab or pom-pom crab gets its name from the two anemones it holds in...
A purple jellyfish
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Stinging Beauty

 Don't let this jellyfish's beauty fool you—even glancing one of...
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...