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Ghost crabs are often seen scuttling quickly along beaches, and can be difficult to photograph in the wild. They are common in Moorea where this specimen was collected.
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Ghost Crab Close Up

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Sea Slug
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Stunning Sea Slug

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Explore the different cultures of the territory between the Arctic and Pacific oceans. The area is home to over 150,000 Indigenous residents, whose diverse languages and cultures are both a link to history and the foundation for contemporary lives.
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Smithsonian Alaska Native Collections

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Searching for useful chemicals, ocean scientists grow bacteria associated with deep-sea coral on nutrient agar.
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Growing Bacteria from Corals

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Red coral necklaces in a display window. Harvesting deep-sea coral to produce jewelry like this threatens these ecosystems.
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Coral for Sale

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Black coral, primnoid coral, and feather stars flourish deep on the pristine Davidson Seamount.
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Diverse Deep-Sea Coral Community

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Scientists recently discovered the Christmas tree coral (Antipathes dendrochristos) off the southern California coast.
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New Christmas Tree Coral

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The robotic arm of the Jason, a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV), collects several stalks of black coral from the seafloor.
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ROV Collects Black Corals

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This map shows where some of the most significant species of deep-sea corals are located.
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Deep-Sea Corals Worldwide

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Photo of coral polyp, with a single bleach polyp.
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Corals Threatened by Acid Seas

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An amphipod within Arctic sea ice.
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Amphipod Under Arctic Sea Ice

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Bottom trawl treasures from the shallow Chukchi Seafloor
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Bucket of Creatures from an Arctic Shelf

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