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Hard-to-see sea life: a close look at watery microbes

By Kate Mcalpine

19 April 2010

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Seeing the unseen

(Image: Dr. Linda Amaral Zettler)

Gallery: Hard-to-see sea life: a close look at watery microbes

Results from the latest Census of Marine Life study are in, highlighting spectacular examples of hard-to-see underwater microbes, part of a wider study involving four research groups looking at some of the smallest sea species.

Gallery: Hard-to-see sea life: a close look at watery microbes

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