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This species of bamboo coral, discovered in 2004 in the Pacific Northwest, has unusually long and impressive tentacles.
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Newly Discovered Deep-Sea Corals

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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I, Robot, Can Do That

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Coral scientist Dr. Amy Baco-Taylor observed corals like these on her first submarine dive to a deep-sea coral bed off the coast of Hawaii.
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Diversity of Deep-Sea Corals

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a whale skeleton on the sea floor with octopuses on it
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Whale Fall Feast

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This lizardfish rests on the bottom, waiting to snatch prey.
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Deepsea Lizardfish

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Animals of the Fire Ice

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Aegina, a type of jellyfish, swims through the water.
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A Look at Life in the Deep Sea

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This recently discovered hairy crab species (Kiwa hirsuta) has no eyes.
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Yeti Crab

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Found 1,751 m (5,745 ft) below the surface of Hawaii’s waters in 2007, this orange bamboo coral is 1.2–1.5 m (4–5 ft) tall.
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New Genus of Bamboo Coral

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This jewel squid (Histioteuthis bonnellii) lives above the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
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Jewel Squid

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Photograph of the underside of a gelatinous octopus with a bright yellow bioluminescent ring around her mouth.
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Bioluminescent Octopod

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Oceanographers divide the ocean into three broad zones, each with different species.
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Zones of the Open Ocean

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