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A mangrove tree crab clings to a leaf near a Smithsonian marine laboratory in Panama.
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Mangrove Tree Crab

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Mangrove roots provide support for filter-feeders like mussels, oysters, and barnacles.
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Mangrove Roots Flush with Life

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An image of a giant anemone with yellow-tipped white tentacles.
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Giant Anemone

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Thalassinidean shrimp (Thalassinidea) build complex burrows deep in the mud.
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Thalassinidean Shrimp

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A male mudflat fiddler crab (Uca rapax) waves its huge claw to impress females and threaten competitors.
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The Mudflat Fiddler Crab

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an upside down jellyfish
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Tracking Down Ocean Species On the Go Using eDNA

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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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This shrimp is colored to fit in - probably why they are common members of the seaweed community.
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A World Adrift: Life in the Sargassum Slideshow

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A shell placed in seawater with increased acidity slowly dissolves over 45 days.
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Ocean Acidification

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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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