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two brittle stars in a tank
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One Becomes Two

The two new parts of the original Astrophyton animal just weeks after it...
a sea star splits in two
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Brittle Star Splits

A large basket star, Astrophyton muricatum, pulls itself apart into two new...
A sea sponge underwater
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Sponges of the Sea

A tube sponge (Niphates callista) with sea cucumbers and cup corals. ...
an orange sea star a top seaweed
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The Ochre Star

The ochre sea star (Pisaster ochraceus) exhibits the classic five-fold...
a squid
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Octopoteuthis

An Octopoteuthis squid in Monterey Bay. ...
squid missing arm tip
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Squid Missing Arm

Octopoteuthis squid with missing arm tip. ...
a scan of a louse
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Walrus Lice

The Echinophthiriidae are a family of lice that infect seals, sea lions,...
a barnacle sits at the base of a crab's abdomen
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Invading Barnacles

 Sacculina is a species of barnacle that infects crabs and then manipulates...
a sea angel spawns a cloud of eggs
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Sea Angel Spawns

After the male sea angel fertilizes the female's eggs the female releases the eggs...
a round ball of a sea urchin nestled between rocks
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Toxic Nature of Flower Urchins

Toxopneustes pileolus, a flower urchin, looks unassuming but it is actually very...
A Brittle Star
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A Brittle Star

A brittle star has long arms connected to a center disk. ...
a close up of a sand dollar
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Sand Dollar in the Sea Grass

A sand dollar (Clypeaster reticulatus). ...

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