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... ( Photo courtesy of Michael Kelly . ) Plate 4 A mesopelagic amphipod , Cystisoma fabricii , showing the transparent body and huge white light organ . ( Photo courtesy of Michael Kelly . ) Plate 5 A mysid crustacean of the genus Boreomysis ...
... ( Photo courtesy of Michael Kelly . ) Plate 4 A mesopelagic amphipod , Cystisoma fabricii , showing the transparent body and huge white light organ . ( Photo courtesy of Michael Kelly . ) Plate 5 A mysid crustacean of the genus Boreomysis ...
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... ( Photo courtesy of Dr. Lovell Langstroth . ) Plate 13 A giant sea spider of the genus Colossendeis on the bottom in McMurdo Sound , Antarctica . ( Photo courtesy of Dr. John Oliver . ) Plate 14 A large mass of the black mussel Mytilus ...
... ( Photo courtesy of Dr. Lovell Langstroth . ) Plate 13 A giant sea spider of the genus Colossendeis on the bottom in McMurdo Sound , Antarctica . ( Photo courtesy of Dr. John Oliver . ) Plate 14 A large mass of the black mussel Mytilus ...
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... ( Photo courtesy of Dr. Lovell Langstroth . ) Plate 25 Expanded polyps of a gorgonian coral on a coral reef in Palau . ( Photo courtesy of Dr. Lovell Langstroth . ) Plate 26 Moorish Idols , Zanclus canescens , on a coral reef in Palau ...
... ( Photo courtesy of Dr. Lovell Langstroth . ) Plate 25 Expanded polyps of a gorgonian coral on a coral reef in Palau . ( Photo courtesy of Dr. Lovell Langstroth . ) Plate 26 Moorish Idols , Zanclus canescens , on a coral reef in Palau ...
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abundant adaptations algae algal amount amphipods anemones areas Atlantic bacteria barnacles benthic biology body bottom burrow carnivores changes Cnidaria communities competition copepods coral reef crabs crustaceans deep sea density deposit feeders depth desiccation detritus diatoms dinoflagellates dominant ecology ecosystems eggs epipelagic estuary fauna feeding Figure fishes fresh water grazing hence herbivores increased invertebrates kelp kelp beds large numbers larvae layers levels light living low tide major marine mammals marsh mesopelagic migrate mollusks Mytilus nekton number of species numbers nutrients occur ocean oxygen Pacific coast particles patterns pelagic percent Photo courtesy photophores photosynthesis physical factors phytoplankton plankton plants Plate polychaete population predators primary productivity reduced result rocky shores salinity salt sand beaches sea grass sea urchins sea water sediment shallow water squids substrate surface waters suspension feeders temperate temperature terrestrial thermocline tropical tuna upper various vertical water column water mass wave action whales zonation zone zooplankton zooxanthellae