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A photo of a sea walnut, a ctenophore.
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Sea Walnut (Mnemiopsis leidyi)

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This species of bamboo coral, discovered in 2004 in the Pacific Northwest, has unusually long and impressive tentacles.
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Newly Discovered Deep-Sea Corals

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Illustration of a giant squid versus a merman.
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From Mermen to Architeuthis, Our Fascination with the Giant Squid

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a close up of a sand dollar
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Sand Dollar in the Sea Grass

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A screenshot from the video "A Jellyfish is Born" showing a jellyfish polyp.
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A Jellyfish Is Born

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Small red hyperiid.
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The Hyper Eyes of Hyperiids: How Some Shrimp-Like Creatures See Light in the Deep Sea

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Despite the cold and dark environment, soft-bodied animals like anemones abound under the ice in the Antarctic.
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Anemone in Cold Antarctic Water

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A Peacock Mantis Shrimp clutches her eggs
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A Mother's Clutch

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Pearly nacre of a nautilus shell
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Osmena Pearl

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A photograph of a bright blue-speckeled dinoflagellate bioluminescing at night.
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Bioluminescing Dinoflagellate

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Seagrasses don't just provide shelter for free-swimming animals, but also are a habitat for non-moving organisms, such as these sea anemones.
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Anemone on Seagrass Blade

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Photograph of a red "jellyfish" with many fine tentacles surrounding the bell and floating against a black background.
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Red Jellyfish

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