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The Microbial Loop

Invisible to the naked eye, molecular pieces of proteins, lipids, carbohydrates,...

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Coral Catshark

Not all sharks are a dull gray: the coral catshark (Atelomycterus marmoratus), for...

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The First Filter Feeder

Today, filter feeders like clams, sponges, krill, baleen whales, fishes, and many...

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Curious Bohar

The twin-spot snapper (Lutjanus bohar) is one of the more curious predators in the...

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Humpback Whales Going After Herring

"For the last few years, Norwegian herring have migrated to coastal waters outside...

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Eel, Embedded

"A whitemouth moray eel emerges from the reef following a coral bloom in Honaunau...

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Mantis Shrimp Carries Eggs

A mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) holds her clutch of eggs in her clubbed...

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Bacteria Live in the Titanic Wreck

The Titanic's sinking around 100 years ago created a new underwater habitat for...

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Habitat for Leatherback Turtles

Endangered Pacific leatherback sea turtles now have nearly 42,000 square miles of...

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Mouth Agape Comb Jelly

A beroid ctenophore lunges toward prey with its mouth wide open. Beroid comb...

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Jellyfish Tentacles Close Up

Stinging cells (nematocysts) line the tentacles of this moon jelly (Aurelia...

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Deep-Sea Dragonfish

The deep-sea dragonfish (Stomiidae), also called the barbeled dragonfish, uses it's...