Search

Showing results for

Content type

Article Type

Topics

Tags

Comb jellies have fragile bodies and are difficult to capture.
Photo

Fragile Comb Jelly

View Image
A zoomed-in image of the crown-of-thorns sea star.
Photo

Acanthaster planci

View Image
Syllid fireworms can be found mainly on the seafloor, but they switch to a planktonic form to reproduce, where the females use bioluminescent signals.
Photo

Syllid Fireworms

View Image
A photo of a sea walnut, a ctenophore.
Photo

Sea Walnut (Mnemiopsis leidyi)

View Image
A sea butterfly, or sea snail, swims in the open ocean.
Photo

A Swimming Snail

View Image
A tusk shell hermit crab peeks out of his shell.
Photo

Tusk Shell Hermit Crab

View Image
The whitish spots on this fish are individual parasitic trematode worms.
Article

Marine Parasites: Crazy…and Really Cool!

Read the Full Article
a scan of a louse
Photo

Walrus Lice

View Image
Flame shells live in enormous colonies, but hidden in nests.
Photo

Orange-Tentacled Flame Shell

View Image
Calanus hyperboerus is the preferred food for Bowhead whales.
Photo

Arctic Copepod

View Image
This jelly’s red color provides camouflage in the ocean depths.
Photo

Unidentified Comb Jelly

View Image
Giant eyes spot prey. Huge claws grab the prey, and a tiny mouth rips it to shreds.
Photo

Phronima

View Image