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Screenshot from video showing a close-up image of a plankton.

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The Secret Life of Plankton

August 2017

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This magnified photo provides a close-up look at copepods—tiny crustaceans that right whales feed on.

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Copepods: Right Whale Food

January 2010

A transparent ctenophore in dark water.

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A Ctenophore Feeds

August 2012

Oikopleura gorskyi is a rare deep-water species of larvacean

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Deep-Water Larvacean

July 2012

A deep-water larvacean (aka “sea tadpole”) inside its home.

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Deep-Water Larvacean, or “Sea-Tadpole”

July 2015