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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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Martha Nizinski: Hooked on Deep-Sea Corals

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Dr. Brendan Roark discusses different methods of sampling deep-sea corals with undergraduate students at Texas A&M University.
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Coral Scientist Brendan Roark: On an Urgent Mission

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Many medicines were based on a chemical from the sea sponge Tectitethya crypta.
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Five Questions for Shirley Pomponi, Medical Sponge Hunter

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Red and white riftia worms living in a deep-sea vent.
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Riftia Worms: One Species at a Time

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Two scientists peer out into the ocean from inside the Curasub, a 5-person submersible
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Diving for Crabs in the Deep Sea

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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This Old Tubeworm

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Head to Foot

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Scientists discovered this 1.5-m (5-ft) tall yellow bamboo coral in 2007 off the coast of Hawaii in 1,459 m (4,787 ft) of water.
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New Bamboo Coral Discovery

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Venus fly-trap anemone in the Gulf of Mexico
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Venus Fly-Trap Anemone in the Gulf of Mexico

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A red and white colored bristle worm swims in the water column.
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A Striped Deep Sea Worm

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A deep sea crab (Rochinia crassa) poses with sea fan (Callogorgia spp.) and coral (Lophelia pertusa) on large carbonate boulder.
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Oil Invades Coral Communities of the Deep

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Japanese scientists videotaped this female giant squid, alive, at the water's surface
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Giant Squid

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