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On Moorea, an island in French Polynesia, researchers are striving to complete a biocode—a DNA catalog of every life form big enough to pick up with tweezers.
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Scientists Catalog Life on the Island of Moorea

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A shell placed in seawater with increased acidity slowly dissolves over 45 days.
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Ocean Acidification

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an upside down jellyfish
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Tracking Down Ocean Species On the Go Using eDNA

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A reddish-orange nudibranch.
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A Collage of Nudibranch Colors

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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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Chrysaora melanaster is a jellyfish found in the Arctic.
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Jellyfish and Comb Jellies

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A sea toad from the deep waters off of Curacao.
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Collections from Curaçao

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The sea star Odontaster validus and sea urchin Sterechinus neumayeri are often found living in association with one another along the Antarctic coastline, here during the Census of Marine Life.
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Sea Stars, Urchins, and Relatives

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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.
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Deep Ocean Diversity Slideshow

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Two octopuses sitting underwater highlight the different textures the animals can take on.
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Octopuses, Squids, and Relatives

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