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The Komodo National Park site in Indonesia was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1991. The site hosts "Komodo dragons" (Varanus komodoensis), a unique species that exists nowhere else in the world and is of great interest to scientists studying evolu
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Tunicates—Not So Spineless Invertebrates

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Octocorals dominated the seafloor on Chris Mah's Okeanos mission to Johnston Atoll in the remote Pacific Ocean.
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Deep-sea octocorals: An ecosystem of their own

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Deep Sea Cucumber

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Male and female P. annecohenae, including several juvenile instars.
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Juvenile male and female P. annecohenae

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A Caribbean hermit crab (Coenobita clypeatus) crawls on the forest floor.
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Caribbean Hermit Crab

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A female (top left) and male Photerus annecohenae. Note that females are larger than males (sexual dimorphism) and that males have bigger eyes.
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You Light Up My World!

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Dr. Marian Pettibone, A Woman of Firsts

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Corals, sponges, and algae are the major components of most coral reef communities as shown in this picture.
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Corals and Coral Reefs

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The Ochre Star

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a round ball of a sea urchin nestled between rocks
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Toxic Nature of Flower Urchins

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Sand Dollar in the Sea Grass

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Violet Sea Urchin

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