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Census of Marine Life
Caption: Zooplankton species captured during the latest Atlantic expedition of the Census of Marine Life (aboard NOAA ship Ronald H. Brown). Oxygyrus keraudreni. Unlike its relative the pteropods, that fly through the water like a bird, this heteropod uses its flatted foot like a paddle to push it through the water. Unlike most other pelagic snails the shell is made of cartilage.
Credit: Russ Hopcroft, University of Alaska Fairbanks, NOAA, Census of Marine Life, 2006
Usage Restrictions: Credit: Russ Hopcroft, University of Alaska Fairbanks, NOAA, Census of Marine Life, 2006
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