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Many medicines were based on a chemical from the sea sponge Tectitethya crypta.
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Five Questions for Shirley Pomponi, Medical Sponge Hunter

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A brittled star clings to damaged deep-sea corals in the Gulf of Mexico
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Brittle Star Clings to Damaged Deep-sea Corals

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This rare staurozoan, or stalked jellyfish, Haliclystus californiensis, is about 2 centimeters in length and was collected off the coast of California.
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Staurozoan: The Stalked Jellyfish

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A male short-snouted seahorse with a pouch full of eggs.
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A Pregnant Seahorse

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A deep sea crab (Rochinia crassa) poses with sea fan (Callogorgia spp.) and coral (Lophelia pertusa) on large carbonate boulder.
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Oil Invades Coral Communities of the Deep

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an oyster reef at low tide
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Oysters as a Keystone Species in the Chesapeake Bay

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A woman standing in front of a barge
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Mary Rice: A Force of Nature

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Coral scientist Dr. Amy Baco-Taylor observed corals like these on her first submarine dive to a deep-sea coral bed off the coast of Hawaii.
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Diversity of Deep-Sea Corals

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Chrysaora melanaster is a jellyfish found in the Arctic.
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Jellyfish and Comb Jellies

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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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