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Colorful illustration of extinct Archaeocyatha that lived on the seafloor.
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Archaeocyatha

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A relative of insects, trilobites lived on the ocean floor during the Cambrian period.
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Trilobites

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a comparison of alive and preserved larvae specimens
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Alive and Dead

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A sea pig illustration on an old map
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Sea Swine

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Large organisms, like these tunicates, live inside the recesses of a ship's hull while microscopic organisms form a film across all the painted surfaces on the boat.
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Tunicates On Hull of Boat

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Dive through the zones of the ocean to the deep ocean bottom where many strange species live, and there are many yet to be discovered. Explore them in the Deep Ocean Exploration section.
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ROV Exploring the Deep Ocean

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a comparison of sea turtle sizes
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What is the Largest Sea Turtle? A Sea Turtle Size Comparison Chart

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Porcelain crab on anemone at Pescador Island, Cebu, Philippines.
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Porcelain Crab and Anemone

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A shrimp lives in an anemone
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Life in the Snakelocks' Tentacles

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Scientists believe orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus) live 150 years or more.
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Orange Roughy

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When water conditions deteriorate, the rivulus fish can live temporarily out of water.
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Rivulus Fish

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This is the first photograph of a live giant squid (Architeuthis) in its natural habitat.
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Giant Squid on Baited Camera

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