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Two California market squids mate in the waters off of California's Channel Islands.
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California Market Squid

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Hundreds to thousands of tiny crustaceans live on each right whale, eating algae that settles on their skin.
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Whale Lice

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A photo of a solitary European green crab on a sandy substrate.
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European Green Crab (Carcinus maenas)

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a round ball of a sea urchin nestled between rocks
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Toxic Nature of Flower Urchins

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an upside down jellyfish
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Upside Down Jelly

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An octopus fossil
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Cretaceous Octopus

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Various perspectives of a paper nautilus shell.
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Nautilus Shell

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the interior of an oyster shell with a pearl
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How Oysters Create the Ocean’s Gems

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Juvenile Clam with Tentacles
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Spaceship Mollusk

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Scientist Martha Nizinski holds a squat lobster (Eumunida picta) collected at the Lophelia reefs off Cape Lookout, North Carolina.    
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Squat Lobster from Reefs of North Carolina

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This deep-sea coral specimen shows the bands that help marine scientists learn how ocean conditions changed over time.
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Deep-Sea Coral Bands

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UV light illuminates growth rings in a cross-section of 44-year-old Primnoa resedaformis coral found about 400 m (1,312 ft) deep off Newfoundland.
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Coral Growth Rings

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