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Two skulls belonging to extinct marine mammal herbivores used in the new study, both from the Smithsonian’s collections.
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Marine Mammal Herbivore Skulls

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A zoomed in photograph of dyed animal cells.
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Meet Microsporidia, a Marine Microbe Related to Mushrooms

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Orange roughy and various marine species, bycatch, on the deck of a research trawler
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Rough Going for Orange Roughy

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Piles of marine debris collected on Midway Atoll
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Marine Debris on Midway Atoll

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A screenshot from the video of jars in the Smithsonian marine collections.
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The Smithsonian Marine Collections

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The Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structure was developed to help scientists study coral reef diversity and have now been adopted broadly to study diversity around the world.
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Uncovering Biodiversity… with ARMS and a Submarine Claw

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Photo of the head of a leafy seadragon
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Devoted Dads: From Seahorses to Sea Spiders

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Marine debris collected in a harbor after Hurricane Katrina.
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Hurricane Katrina Marine Debris

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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WebQuest: Sensory Biology and the Plight of the Right Whales

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A sea butterfly, or sea snail, swims in the open ocean.
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A Swimming Snail

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Mangrove roots provide support for filter-feeders like mussels, oysters, and barnacles.
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Mangrove Roots Flush with Life

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Students working on a marine genetics project at the Indonesian Biodiversity Research Center in 2011.
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Students Doing Marine Genetics

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