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red worms penetrate holes in bone
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Zombie Worms Eating Whale Bone

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A red and white colored bristle worm swims in the water column.
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A Striped Deep Sea Worm

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A pair of sea butterflies float in the Arctic ocean.
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A Pair of Sea Butterflies

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Many medicines were based on a chemical from the sea sponge Tectitethya crypta.
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Five Questions for Shirley Pomponi, Medical Sponge Hunter

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Many medicines were based on a chemical from the sea sponge Tectitethya crypta.
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From Sea Sponge to HIV Medicine

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This recently discovered hairy crab species (Kiwa hirsuta) has no eyes.
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Yeti Crab

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A deep red jellyfish, Crossota norvegica, floats in the water.
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Deep-Red Jellyfish

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The sea star Odontaster validus and sea urchin Sterechinus neumayeri are often found living in association with one another along the Antarctic coastline, here during the Census of Marine Life.
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Sea Stars and Urchins off Antarctica

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Screenshot from Census of Marine Life video of the bottom of a red-colored octopus in dark water.
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Creature Feature from the Census of Marine Life

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This bright purple sea star is a new species found by the Census of Coral Reef Ecosystems, a project of the Census of Marine Life.
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Purple Sea Star

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Colorful corals and brittlestars on Manning Seamount off the New England coast.
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Seamounts: Underwater Oases

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A rendering of an underwater marine scene depicting life ~145-65 million years ago, when rudist clams were the major reef builders.
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Long Before Coral, Mollusks Built the Ocean's Reefs

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