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The Tara Oceans expedition collected these small zooplanktonic animals in the Indian Ocean: a molluscan pteropod on the right, and 2 crustacean copepods. On the left is a fragment of orange paint from Tara's hull.

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[©Christian Sardet/CNRS/Tara Expéditions]

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