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Census researchers discovered this sea cucumber (Enypniastes sp.) in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Zooplankton Biodiversity

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This copepod (Gaussia princeps) was collected deeper than 1000 meters in the Sargasso Sea by Census of Marine Zooplankton (CMarZ) researchers in April 2006.
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Deep Sea Copepod

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A large red research vessel among icy waters and snowy mountains
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Shipboard Life in the Antarctic

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Kelps are large, brown algae that grow along coasts around the world, especially in cooler regions.
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With Every Breath You Take, Thank the Ocean

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Small red hyperiid.
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The Hyper Eyes of Hyperiids: How Some Shrimp-Like Creatures See Light in the Deep Sea

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Dinoflagellates are major producers of oxygen in the ocean (and freshwater). But some species can grow out of control, causing a red tide.
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Dinoflagellate

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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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A transparent ctenophore in dark water.
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A Ctenophore Feeds

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A large, black instrument is hauled onto a ship's deck by researchers wearing hard hats and life vests.
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What the Big Picture Can Teach Us About Tiny Ocean Creatures

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One of the most impressive photosynthesizers is a cyanobacterium called Prochlorococcus. It is estimated to be more abundant than any other photosynthesizer on the planet, and to be responsible for producing 20 percent of the oxygen in the atmosphere.
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Meet the obscure microbe that influences climate, ocean ecosystems, and perhaps even evolution

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Cartoon t-shirts with got plankton.
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The Cloud Factories that Live in the Sea

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a bloom of bacteria glitter at the sea surface
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Glittering Trichodesmium

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