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Jellyfish produce mucus, especially when stressed, which can interact with oil and break it down. This moon jellyfish is sloughing off mucus that has mixed with droplets of oil.

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How Jellyfish Break Down Oil After a Spill

July 2015

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A tiny larval (baby) starfish.

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The Invisible Loss: The Impacts of Oil You Do Not See

June 2010

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