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Pumice is the air-filled rock ejected by volcanoes during eruptions. The naturally-occurring pumice originated elsewhere, but can be found scattered on the beaches and mangroves of Belize. Here it is perched upon some mangrove prop roots. 
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Pumice in Mangrove Roots

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The loco (Concholepas concholepas, often called the Chilean abalone, although it isn’t actually an abalone) is found along the entire coast of Chile.
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The Loco of Chile

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Sparrows Send a Message: Seabirds, like the often-photographed pelican, can be hurt when oil soaks their feathers during an oil spill. But what about birds that live on land? A group of GoMRI researchers are studying seaside sparrows, birds that live in ma
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Sparrows Send A Message

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Pearly nacre of a nautilus shell
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Osmena Pearl

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The branches of a primnoid coral in the genus Calyptrophora provide a habitat for galathaoid crabs.
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Primnoid Coral

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Photo of a harlequin shrimp
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Harlequin Shrimp East of Bali, Indonesia

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After ocean scientists sort deep-sea coral samples into their different types, they measure and photograph the specimens.
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Photographing Coral Samples

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The pink strands of this coral harbor a variety of organisms. Sea whips are gorgonian corals, with flexible skeletons.
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Sea Whip Coral

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These deep-sea corals at the Madison-Swanson Marine Reserve are protected, along with the marine life they harbor.
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Protected Deep-sea Corals

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A white crab hides among coral polyps of the same color.
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White Xenia Crab from Indonesia

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A beroid ctenophore lunges toward prey with its mouth wide open.
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Mouth Agape Comb Jelly

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The mandarinfish lives in western Pacific tropical coral reef ecosystems and lacks the scales that are typically seen on bony fish.
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Mandarinfish Duo

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