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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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Horseshoe Crab in Stage Harbor, Massachusetts
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This Flu Season, Thank a Horseshoe Crab

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the interior of an oyster shell with a pearl
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How Oysters Create the Ocean’s Gems

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an orange sea star a top seaweed
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The Ochre Star

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squid missing arm tip
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Squid Missing Arm

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Photograph of the underside of a gelatinous octopus with a bright yellow bioluminescent ring around her mouth.
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Bioluminescent Animals Photo Gallery

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Aegina, a type of jellyfish, swims through the water.
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The Surprising Elegance of Midwater Sea Life

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A screenshot from video of a lobster.
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A Rainbow of Colorful Lobsters

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A sea star brought up from a benthic ROV dive.
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Sea star, Captured by ROV

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Portrait of a scallop with black and white striped lips, whose shell is encrusted with a red sponge.
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Scallop

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This orange boring sponge (Cliona varians) overgrows several coral species at Panama's Smithsonian Tropical Studies Institute.
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Ocean Acidification Excites Boring Sponges

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A tiny yellow goby living inside an abandoned can on the seafloor; Suruga Bay, Japan
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Image Gallery: The Perfect Underwater Photo

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