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Shell of an orange and white cone snail species.
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A New Cone Snail - Attenuiconus marileeae

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A reddish-orange nudibranch.
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A Baltic Sea Nudibranch

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Flame shells live in enormous colonies, but hidden in nests.
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Orange-Tentacled Flame Shell

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Coral Sand
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Coral Sand Under a Microscope

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Image of two white sea shells with spirals.
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Sanibel Island Shells: One Species at a Time

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Color illustration of an ancient bivalve.
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Rudist Reefs

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Beating Cilia of Comb Jelly Combs
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Sea Gooseberry Larva

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The spanish dancer is one of the largest species and best swimmers of the nudibranchs.
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The Spanish Dancer

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Kemp’s ridley turtles (Lepidochelys kempii) are the smallest sea turtles, weighing only 100 lbs (45 kg). Adults spend most of their time in shallow coastal areas in places with mud, sand, or gravel bottoms—often in seagrass beds. They eat swimming crab
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Kemp's Ridley Turtle

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Hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) are small to medium-sized turtles, but can get as large as 200 lbs (91 kg). Adults live among healthy coral reef communities, feeding primarily on sponges, but they also eat other invertebrates like sea cucumbers,
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Hawksbill Turtle

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Seagrasses are flowering plants that can form dense underwater meadows and are an important shallow water habitat.
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Seagrass Meadows as Food

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Hawaiian monk seals are among the wildlife found within the Papahānaumokuākea World Heritage Site.
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Endangered Ocean Animals

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