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![This new species of lobster (Dinochelus ausubeli) is blind and has bizarre claws. It was discovered about 300 meters (984 feet) deep in the Philippine Sea by a Census of Marine Life expedition.](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_small/public/2023-11/lobstergrab_full_0.jpg.webp?itok=4koJ_nDP)
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Deep Ocean Diversity Slideshow
Deep sea animals have to live in a very cold, dark, and high-pressure environment......![A deep sea crab (Rochinia crassa) poses with sea fan (Callogorgia spp.) and coral (Lophelia pertusa) on large carbonate boulder.](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_small/public/2023-11/sea_fan_and_coral.jpg.webp?itok=FXPNynTR)
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Oil Invades Coral Communities of the Deep
On the deep seafloor of the Gulf of Mexico, ecosystems made up of fish, corals,...![Bright bubblegum coral sits on a brown, hard substrate.](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_large/public/2023-11/july21-hires.jpg.webp?itok=8sPpCHMh)
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Optimism in the Deep Sea - Connecting Corals, Museums, and Ocean Managers
The deep-sea is a treasure trove of resources. Diverse ecosystems cozy up next to......
June 2020
![Octocorals dominated the seafloor on Chris Mah's Okeanos mission to Johnston Atoll in the remote Pacific Ocean.](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_large/public/2023-11/octocoral_okeanos_small.jpg.webp?itok=FRP_2xtM)
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Deep-sea octocorals: An ecosystem of their own
The deep-sea is a vast part of the world’s ocean. Even today, it often surprises......
October 2017
![Brittle Star clings to deep sea coral A brittle star clings to the branches of a deep sea coral](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_large/public/2023-11/BrittleStar_Photoshop.jpg.webp?itok=vlYPQlOn)
A Brittle Star May Be a Coral’s Best Friend
Five thousand feet (1,524 meters) beneath the sea in the Gulf of Mexico, an......
August 2017
![Dr. Brendan Roark discusses different methods of sampling deep-sea corals with undergraduate students at Texas A&M University.](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_large/public/2023-11/training_future_scientists.jpg.webp?itok=wOZ2ITw9)
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Coral Scientist Brendan Roark: On an Urgent Mission
Deep-sea coral beds are true biodiversity hotspots. It’s urgent that we study......
July 2011
![Colorful corals and brittlestars on Manning Seamount off the New England coast.](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_large/public/2023-11/2_08-P-06-G-01-040415085048JM-full_1.jpg.webp?itok=ydRShIY_)
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Seamounts: Underwater Oases
Thousands of seamounts—most of them undersea volcanoes—tower above the muddy......
December 2009