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This jellyfish fossil is from the Cambrian period, more than 500 million years ago.
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Fossil Jellyfish

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The squidworm has 10 tentacle-like appendages on its head.
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The Squidworm - A New Species

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Photograph of a transparent comb jelly against a dark sea.
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Bioluminescent Comb Jelly

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These zooplankton collected on a research cruise include a jellyfish, a lanternfish, a snipe eel, two large orange shrimp, a fuzzy pyrosome (which is bioluminescent), and several smaller animals.
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Counting the Ocean's Diversity

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A clear tomoptorid with many leg-like parapodia photographed on a black background.
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Tech Imitates Life: Sneaky Sea Worm Inspires Soft Robots

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Anemone shrimp in Puerto Galera, Philippines.
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Anemone Shrimp

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A bloom of moon jellies.
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A Bloom of Moon Jellies

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Orangutan crabs are covered in thin reddish hairs, and are frequently found living in bubble coral.
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Orangutan Crabs from Komodo Island

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A deep-sea octopus protecting her eggs
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Vigilant Octomom

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This purple urchin Paleopneustes cristatus is seldom seen by itself, and can be found in groups of hundreds.
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Purple Sea Urchin

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Japanese scientists videotaped this female giant squid, alive, at the water's surface
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Caught on Video: Giant Squid

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Many medicines were based on a chemical from the sea sponge Tectitethya crypta.
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From Sea Sponge to HIV Medicine

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