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Semaeostome Jellyfish

The Semaeostomes (the name translates to “flag mouths”) are an order of...

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Sea Squirts

Sea squirts, or ascidians, are a diverse class of marine invertebrates representing...

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Radiolarians

Of all of the species Haeckel described, he is most famous for his illustrations of...

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Copepods

Copepods are aquatic crustaceans found in every marine habitat, from surface waters...

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Sea Anemones

Sea anemones are members of the phylum Cnidaria, and as such are related to corals...

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Haeckel Starfish

Starfish—marine invertebrates of the phylum Echinodermata—are famous for their...

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Rhizostome Jellyfish

Haeckel was inspired by nature to create not only stunning scientific illustrations...

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Sea Urchins

Historically, sea urchins were known as sea hedgehogs due to their superficial...

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Siphonophores

The siphonophores are an order of marine animals in the phylum Cnidaria (the same...

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Nudibranchs

Nudibranchs (often casually called sea slugs) are soft-bodied, marine snails...

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Thirty Days to Submission: How I Made a Video for Ocean180

How do you explain a scientific paper in three minutes or less? What if you were...

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Foraminifera

Microscopic, single-celled organisms called foraminifera have a fossil record that...