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A Kelp's Slime

Kelp provide a home for microbes to grow on—they're the reason kelp are so slimy....

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Seaslug Camouflages in Seaweed

Winner of the ‘best camouflage’ contest, the nudibranch Scyllaea pelagica...

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Brown Grass Shrimp

Another common species of sargassum shrimp, Leander...

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Shrimp hides in the sargassum

One of the most common inhabitants of the sargassum community, the shrimp Latreutes...

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Floating Sargassum Seaweed

Sargassum fluitans, a.k.a. “Gulfweed,” forms dense clumps up to the size of a...

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Frogfish Histrio histrio

The Sargassum frogfish Histrio histrio (Antennariidae) is a small but...

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Adult Swimming Crab

When they get larger, Portunus sayi are formidable predators, quick to consume any...

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Sargassum Frogfish

The sargassum frogfish Histrio histrio (Antennariidae) is a small but...

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Anemone on Seagrass Blade

Seagrasses don't just provide shelter for free-swimming animals, but also are a...

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Cuttlefish in Seagrass Bed

Squids, octopuses and cuttlefish, such as this Australian Giant Cuttlefish (Sepia...

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Sargassum fish from the Waters of South Korea

The sargassum fish (Histrio histrio) is a member of the frogfish family...

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Green Sea Turtle

A diet of algae and seagrasses gives this turtle (Chelonia mydas) greenish colored...