Back to Research Research Organisms Overview Atlantic Horseshoe Crab Axolotl Bat Sea Star California Two-Spot Octopus Comb Jelly Common Cuttlefish Flamboyant Cuttlefish Green Algae Hummingbird Bobtail Squid Lesser Pacific Striped Octopus Little Skate Northern Star Coral Parhyale Rotifer Sea Lamprey Sea Robin Striped Bass Even deceptively simple-looking animals can help unlock the secrets of life. At the MBL we study creatures that hold the keys to understanding fundamental questions in science鈥攓uestions about ourselves, our origins, and our environment. These creatures can also help us understand how evolution generates the marvelous array of creatures on Earth or help us combat the effects of climate change. Learn more about some of the animals we are studying and how they are bringing us closer to solving some of the most important problems of our time. African Clawed Frog Xenopus Learn more about Xenopus Atlantic Horseshoe Crab Limulus polyphemus Learn more about the Atlantic Horseshoe Crab Axolotl Ambystoma mexicanum Learn more about Axolotls Bat Sea Star Patiria miniata Learn more about Bat Sea Stars California Two-Spot Octopus O. Bimaculoides Learn more about the California Two-Spot Octopus Comb Jelly Mnemiopsis leidyi听 Learn more about Comb Jellies Common Cuttlefish Sepia officinalis Learn more about Common Cuttlefish Flamboyant Cuttlefish Metasepia pfefferi Learn more about Flamboyant Cuttlefish Green Algae Micromonas Learn more about Micromonas Hummingbird Bobtail Squid Euprymna berryi Learn more about Hummingbird Bobtail Squid Lesser Pacific Striped Octopus Octopus chierchiae Learn more about O. chierchiae Little Skate Leucoraja erinacea Learn more about Little Skate Northern Star Coral Astrangia poculata Learn more about the Northern Star Coral Parhyale Parhyale hawaiensis Learn more about the "Beach Hopper" Rotifer Brachionus manjavacas Learn more about Brachionus Rotifers Sea Lamprey Petromyzon marinus Learn more about Sea Lamprey Sea Robin Prionotus carolinus Learn more about Sea Robins Striped Bass Morone saxatilis Learn more about Striped Bass