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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

October 2012

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This recently discovered hairy crab species (Kiwa hirsuta) has no eyes.

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The Census of Marine Life

January 2013

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two mangrove trees in the crashing waves

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Mangroves

July 2012

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Seagrasses are flowering plants that can form dense underwater meadows and are an important shallow water habitat.

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Seagrass and Seagrass Beds

February 2013

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