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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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New deep sea expeditions reveal new species underwater.
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New Jelly Species: 'Bathykorus bouilloni'

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Oikopleura gorskyi is a rare deep-water species of larvacean
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Deep-Water Larvacean

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Photo collage of six species of invertebrates.
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Invertebrates from the Gulf of Mexico

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green and red pom poms adorn a decorator crab
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Happy Crabby Holidays

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Aegina, a type of jellyfish, swims through the water.
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A Look at Life in the Deep Sea

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

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Horizontal bands of color represent different species of lichen that have adapted to the conditions at different heights above sea level.
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Seaside Lichens

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The siphonophores are an order of marine animals in the phylum Cnidaria (the same phylum containing jellyfish). 
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Prints from Ernst Haeckel

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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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an oyster shell on a beach
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How to Survive an Oil Spill: Oyster Edition

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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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