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Sizing Ocean Giants

Posted on April 15, 2014 By Shane Stone

This blog has an ironic name. It’s called “The Story of Size: Sizing Ocean Giants” and it’s filled with posts about size and marine organisms.…

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Sizing Sea Turtles

Posted on December 2, 2013November 25, 2013 By Caroline Schanche

For the past three months I have been doing everything in my power to get a hold of leatherback sea turtle size measurements. Some might…

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Lonely Giant: Forever Alone Leatherbacks

Posted on November 22, 2013 By Caroline Schanche

When we think of sea turtles, our mind usually default to the loggerhead or the green, which have that typical “sea turtle look”. However, the…

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The $60 Million Clam

Posted on October 16, 2013 By Frank Lee

Sixty million is a big number. And $60 million dollars is a LOT of money, despite only being 0.00035% of the national debt of the…

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The Eeyore of the Sea

Posted on September 25, 2013November 8, 2013 By Catherine Chen

Sixty million times. That’s really big, but just how big? 60 million kilometers is almost half the distance from the Earth to the sun 60…

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Can Animals Directly Harness Solar Energy? Apparently So…

Posted on September 17, 2013 By Frank Lee

The summer is coming to a close. I’m sorry. It’s time for us to prepare for the chilly winds of autumn and winter. For college…

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Record Holders

  • Porifera (Sponges)
  • Cnidaria (Corals, Anemones, Jellyfish)
  • Ctenophora (Comb Jellies)
  • Acanthocephala (Spiny-Headed Worms)
  • Gnathostomulida (Jaw Worms)
  • Gastrotricha (Hairy Bellies)
  • Loricifera (Brush Heads)
  • Rotifera (Wheel Animals)
  • Nematomorpha (Horsehair Worms)
  • Platyhelminthes (Flatworms)
  • Nematoda (Round Worms)
  • Priapula (Penis Worms)
  • Annelida (Worms)
  • Sipuncula (Peanut Worms)
  • Tardigrada (Water Bears)
  • Onychophora (Velvet Worms)
  • Arthropoda (Crustaceans, Insects)
  • Nemertea (Ribbon Worms)
  • Mollusca (Snails, Clams, Squids, Octopuses, Chitons)
  • Echinodermata (Urchins, Crinoids, Starfish, Sea Cucumbers)
  • Brachiopoda (Lamp Shells)
  • Phoronida (Horseshoe Worms)
  • Bryozoa (Moss Animals)
  • Chaetognatha (Arrow Worms)
  • Hemichordata (Peanut Worms)
  • Chordata
    • Cephalochordata (Lancelets)
    • Urochordata (Sea Squirts, Tunicates, Salps)
    • Vertebrata (Fish, Sharks, Rays, Amphibians, Reptiles, Mammals, Birds)

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