Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: aquatic invertebrate

Photo: A common prawn (Palaemon serratus) at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal.

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A common prawn (Palaemon serratus) at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal. This prawn is from the Lisbon area.

Photo: A finger-shaped sea pen (Veretillum cynomorium) at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal.

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A finger-shaped sea pen (Veretillum cynomorium) at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal.

Photo: A common spider crab (Macropodia rostrata) at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal.

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A common spider crab (Macropodia rostrata) at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal. This common spider crab is from the Lisbon area.

Photo: A common prawn (Palaemon serratus) at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal.

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A common prawn (Palaemon serratus) at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal. This prawn is from the Lisbon area.

Photo: A finger-shaped sea pen (Veretillum cynomorium) at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal.

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A finger-shaped sea pen (Veretillum cynomorium) at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal.

Photo: Goose neck barnacles (Pollicipes pollicipes) at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal.

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Goose neck barnacles (Pollicipes pollicipes) at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal.

Photo: Goose neck barnacles (Pollicipes pollicipes) at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal.

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Goose neck barnacles (Pollicipes pollicipes) at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal.

Photo: A small locust lobster (Scyllarus arctus) at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal.

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A small locust lobster (Scyllarus arctus) at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal.

Photo: A small locust lobster (Scyllarus arctus) at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal.

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A small locust lobster (Scyllarus arctus) at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal.

Photo: A common spider crab (Macropodia rostrata) at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal.

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A common spider crab (Macropodia rostrata) at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal. This common spider crab is from the Lisbon area.

Photo: A South claw hermit crab (Diogenes pugilator) from the Lisbon area at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal.

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A South claw hermit crab (Diogenes pugilator) from the Lisbon area at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal.

Photo: A South claw hermit crab (Diogenes pugilator) from the Lisbon area at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal.

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A South claw hermit crab (Diogenes pugilator) from the Lisbon area at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal.

Photo: A marbled rock crab (Pachygrapsus marmoratus) from the Lisbon area at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal.

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A marbled rock crab (Pachygrapsus marmoratus) from the Lisbon area at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal.

Photo: A marbled rock crab (Pachygrapsus marmoratus) from the Lisbon area at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal.

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A marbled rock crab (Pachygrapsus marmoratus) from the Lisbon area at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal.

Photo: A circular crab (Atelecyclus undecimdentatus) at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal.

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A circular crab (Atelecyclus undecimdentatus) at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal.

Photo: A circular crab (Atelecyclus undecimdentatus) at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal.

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A circular crab (Atelecyclus undecimdentatus) at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal.

Photo: A Marthasterias starfish (Marthasterias glacialis) at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal.

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A Marthasterias starfish (Marthasterias glacialis) at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal. This starfish is from the Lisbon area.

Photo: A Marthasterias starfish (Marthasterias glacialis) at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal.

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A Marthasterias starfish (Marthasterias glacialis) at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal. This starfish is from the Lisbon area.

Photo: A female wavy-rayed lampmussel (Lampsilis fasciola) at the Aquatic Wildlife Conservation Center in Marion, Virginia.

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A female wavy-rayed lampmussel (Lampsilis fasciola) at the Aquatic Wildlife Conservation Center in Marion, Virginia.

Photo: A variable crayfish species (Cambarus cf. latimanus) collected from Williamson Swamp Creek, Grantley, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab. This species is brand new to science and will be named in the near future.

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A variable crayfish species (Cambarus cf. latimanus) collected from Williamson Swamp Creek, Grantley, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

This species is brand new to science and will be named in the near future.

Photo: An undescribed crayfish species (Cambarus cf.) collected from Clear Creek, Trenton, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab. This species is brand new to science and will be named in the near future.

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An undescribed crayfish species (Cambarus cf.) collected from Clear Creek, Trenton, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

This species is brand new to science and will be named in the near future.

Photo: An undescribed crayfish species (Cambarus cf.) collected from Clear Creek, Trenton, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab. This species is brand new to science and will be named in the near future.

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An undescribed crayfish species (Cambarus cf.) collected from Clear Creek, Trenton, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

This species is brand new to science and will be named in the near future.

Photo: An undescribed crayfish species (Cambarus cf.) collected from Clear Creek, Trenton, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab. This species is brand new to science and will be named in the near future.

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An undescribed crayfish species (Cambarus cf.) collected from Clear Creek, Trenton, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

This species is brand new to science and will be named in the near future.

Photo: A mane crayfish (Procambarus lophotus) collected in Georgia, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

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A mane crayfish (Procambarus lophotus) collected in Georgia, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

Photo: An Alabama crayfish (Faxonius alabamensis) collected from Indian Creek, Tennessee, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

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An Alabama crayfish (Faxonius alabamensis) collected from Indian Creek, Tennessee, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

Photo: A Florence crayfish (Cambarus andersoni) collected from Shoal Creek in David Crockett State Park, Tennessee, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

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A Florence crayfish (Cambarus andersoni) collected from Shoal Creek in David Crockett State Park, Tennessee, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

Photo: A powerful crayfish (Faxonius validus) collected from Clear Fork of Paint Rock River, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

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A powerful crayfish (Faxonius validus) collected from Clear Fork of Paint Rock River, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

Photo: A speckled crayfish (Cambarus lentiginosus) collected from Flint River, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

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A speckled crayfish (Cambarus lentiginosus) collected from Flint River, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

Photo: A Sloan’s crayfish (Faxonius sloanii) collected from Tom’s Run, Ohio by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

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A Sloan’s crayfish (Faxonius sloanii) collected from Tom’s Run, Ohio by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

Photo: A wonderful crayfish (Faxonius mirus) collected near Flint River, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

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A wonderful crayfish (Faxonius mirus) collected near Flint River, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

Photo: A critically endangered obey crayfish (Cambarus obeyensis) collected near Monterey, Tennessee, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab. This species is only found in the Obey River in Tennessee.

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A critically endangered obey crayfish (Cambarus obeyensis) collected near Monterey, Tennessee, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

This species is only found in the Obey River in Tennessee.

Photo: A bluegrass crayfish (Cambarus batchi) collected near Waco, Kentucky, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

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A bluegrass crayfish (Cambarus batchi) collected near Waco, Kentucky, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

Photo: A Weatherford Creek crayfish (Faxonius sp.) collected in the Weatherford Creek drainage, Tennessee, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

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A Weatherford Creek crayfish (Faxonius sp.) collected in the Weatherford Creek drainage, Tennessee, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

Photo: A Mountain Fork crayfish (Cambarus diupalma) collected near New Market, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

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A Mountain Fork crayfish (Cambarus diupalma) collected near New Market, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

Photo: A Tennessee bottlebrush crayfish (Barbicambarus simmonsi) collected in Factory Creek, Tennessee, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

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A Tennessee bottlebrush crayfish (Barbicambarus simmonsi) collected in Factory Creek, Tennessee, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

Photo: A southern cave crayfish (Orconectes australis) collected near Huntsville, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

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A southern cave crayfish (Orconectes australis) collected near Huntsville, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

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