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Marine species

Each family is a silo to explore. Eventually, thousands of species; today, the first profiles, fed by the @mysteresoceans Reels as they go.

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Family

Ocean

Sea

Ecosystem

Depth zone

Conservation status

Cnidarians

4 species

Silo of jellyfish, corals and anemones, from reefs to open water.

Crustaceans

5 species

Silo of crabs, shrimp, lobsters and related species.

Marine mammals

12 species

Silo of whales, dolphins, seals and other mammals that returned to the sea.

Molluscs

10 species

Silo of cephalopods, gastropods and bivalves.

Fish

19 species

Silo of fish species, cartilaginous and bony.

Rays

4 species

Silo of rays and other batoids, the flattened cousins of sharks.

Silo of sea turtles and other reptiles that returned to the sea.

Sharks

8 species

Silo of shark species, from lagoons to the deep sea.

Marine worms

3 species

Silo of annelids and marine worms, from reefs to hydrothermal vents.

Silo of algae, seagrasses and underwater forests: living organisms essential to the ocean's balance.

Echinoderms

5 species

Silo of starfish, sea urchins and sea cucumbers.