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Pearl oysters create pearls when a hard particle is coated with calcium carbonate (nacre) after entering the oyster.
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Pearls of Wisdom

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A reddish-orange nudibranch.
Slideshow

A Collage of Nudibranch Colors

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A variety of corals pictured underwater.
Article

New Research in Coral Shines a Light on the Evolution of Bioluminescence

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Octocorals dominated the seafloor on Chris Mah's Okeanos mission to Johnston Atoll in the remote Pacific Ocean.
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Deep-sea octocorals: An ecosystem of their own

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An assortment of microbe illustrations seen by Leeuwenhoek under the microscope.
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Milestones In Marine Microbiology

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a blue larval fish with fanning spines
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Blackwater Divers Illuminate Sea Life at Night

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Harbor seal in a kelp forest near Cortes Bank, near San Diego California.
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Underwater Photography Contest from University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School

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Cover of the Book Citizens of the Sea
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Citizens of the Sea

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A Mesozoic Ocean scene
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Ocean Through Time

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Arrow crabs are small, spider-like crabs that live on coral reefs.(CLICK IMAGE TO OPEN SLIDESHOW WITH MORE WINNING PHOTOS FROM THE CONTEST)
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Selections from the Brian Skerry Flickr Contest WInners

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Corals, sponges, and algae are the major components of most coral reef communities as shown in this picture.
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Corals and Coral Reefs

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A variety of jellyfish
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It’s All in the (Jellyfish) Family

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