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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 Animals Photo Gallery

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Two years after being covered in an oil substance, from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, deep-sea corals were colonized by hydroids and their branches began to break off. 
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Floc On Gulf Coral

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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

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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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This jelly’s red color provides camouflage in the ocean depths.
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Unidentified Comb Jelly

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

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The long barbel on the chin of this dragonfish has a glowing tip that may attract prey.
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Scaly Dragonfish

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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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Alvin, a human occupied vehicle (HOV), returns to the ship after a dive.
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From Submarines to Robots: Exploring the Deep Ocean

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This crab was collected on a NOAA/MAR-ECO cruise to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge in 2009.
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Spiny Deepsea King Crab

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a brittle star clings to a pink coral
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Deep-Sea Corals

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The research submersible Alvin uses bright lights to illuminate the dark seafloor.
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Human Occupied Vehicle (HOV) Alvin

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