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A shrimp lives in an anemone

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Life in the Snakelocks' Tentacles

January 2018

A glowing ocean surface.

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Glittering Waves

November 2017

Pumice is the air-filled rock ejected by volcanoes during eruptions. The naturally-occurring pumice originated elsewhere, but can be found scattered on the beaches and mangroves of Belize. Here it is perched upon some mangrove prop roots.

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Pumice in Mangrove Roots

October 2017

The loco (Concholepas concholepas, often called the Chilean abalone, although it isn’t actually an abalone) is found along the entire coast of Chile.

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The Loco of Chile

September 2015

Sparrows Send a Message: Seabirds, like the often-photographed pelican, can be hurt when oil soaks their feathers during an oil spill. But what about birds that live on land? A group of GoMRI researchers are studying seaside sparrows, birds that live in ma

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Sparrows Send A Message

February 2015

The branches of a primnoid coral in the genus Calyptrophora provide a habitat for galathaoid crabs.

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Primnoid Coral

July 2011

Photo of a harlequin shrimp

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Harlequin Shrimp East of Bali, Indonesia

June 2011

After ocean scientists sort deep-sea coral samples into their different types, they measure and photograph the specimens.

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Photographing Coral Samples

June 2011

The pink strands of this coral harbor a variety of organisms. Sea whips are gorgonian corals, with flexible skeletons.

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Sea Whip Coral

June 2011

These deep-sea corals at the Madison-Swanson Marine Reserve are protected, along with the marine life they harbor.

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Protected Deep-sea Corals

June 2011

A white crab hides among coral polyps of the same color.

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White Xenia Crab from Indonesia

March 2018

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

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Mouth Agape Comb Jelly

August 2015