Underwater Marine Life

Diverse marine organisms, including sea stars, tunicates, and corals, depicted in vibrant colors and unusual shapes against dark underwater backgrounds.

Zoanthid coral timelapse of polyps opening under UV light. Filmed in studio.

Noduled sea star (Fromia nodosa), Maldives.

Herdman's Tunicate, Herdmania momus, Hawaii, USA

Pyrosomid (Pyrosoma atlanticum). Pelagic colonial tunicate. Marine invertebrate found in the Canary Islands. Atlantic Ocean.

Crinoid family Comasteridae Philippines

Philippines, Basket seastar (Astroboa Nuda) with extended feeding arms to capture plankton.

Corallimorpharian (Discosoma sp) mouth, 70 feet deep, Solomon Islands

mason bee egg on pollen mass osmia sp.

Philippines, Basket seastar Astroboa Nuda with extended feeding arms to capture plankton.

Clams growing on the inside of the USS Arthur Radford shipwreck.

Hairy triton (Monoplex parthenopeus). Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

Fluorescing Corals and Scorpionfish

Sea cucumbers, tunicates, hydroids, and other invertebrates cling to a reef.

Wreck diver at night at the Superior Producer looking through a window at the corals and sponges. Demopsongiae. Superior Producer, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. . .

Vibrant tunicates and other invertebrates thrive on a coral reef.

Chemosynthetic microbial mats cover red algae and coral. Dated 2004

Moon jellyfish from underside wide open

Korean sandlace (Hypoptychus dybowskii) male tending to fresh eggs which multiple females have deposited on Sargassum (Sargassum horneri), Japan, Pacific Ocean.

Under 900X magnification, this photomicrograph revealed the presence of a parasitic microorganism Dientamoeba fragilis, at the trophozoite stage, in a specimen prepared using the Kohn staining method. CDC/Dr Healy 1964

Inside of a tube worm, Komodo, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Colony of bryozoans (Mucropetraleilla ellerii), with the lophophores of the zooids extended to feed. Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia. 06/06/2011

Pinnacle covered with pink basket sea stars. From the Mariana Arc region, Western Pacific Ocean. Dated 2004

Orangefarbene biolumineszierende Organismen in der Umgebung eines hydrothermalen Schlots in der Tiefsee, generiert mit KI *** Orange bioluminescent Organisms in the Environment one hydrothermal Chimneys in the Deep sea, generated with KI 1127143650

Tomato under the microscope.

Crevice crinoid Comanthus parvicirrus

Stinging cells on tentacles of a Portuguese Man-o-War or Bluebottle

Details of Feather Star or Crinoid (Lamprometra klunzingeri), Sharm El-Sheikh, Sinai Peninsula, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt

mineral specimen stone rock geology gem crystal

Fish, has glycol-proteins in blood to keep from freezing in Antarctic water, peering out from a sponge, Antarctica

Two specimens of egg capsule of nursehound (Scyliorhinus stellaris) attached to violescent sea-whip (Paramuricea clavata) in the Mediterranean Sea near Hyeres. Dive site peninsula Giens, Cote d'Azur, France, Europe

Anchor ice forms in water less than 33 meters in depth, provides habitat for mobile animals such as Sea Stars, Sea Urchins, and Nemertean or Proboscis Worms, Antarctica

Sea Stars and Polychaete Worms

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Brittle star (Ophiothrix suensonii) on vase sponge in Belize, Central America

Bubbles going up on the surface at sea

Close-up of sealife

water flea embryos inside female daphnia sp. preparing to emerge from brood pouch

Small-spotted Catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula) egg capsules, native to the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean from Norway to Senegal

Sponge (Demospongia) shows water channels, Marshall Is.

Dolabrifera dolabrifera, gastropod mollusk of the aplysia family. Its color pattern can vary according to the specimen. Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

Natural occurring red and green Fluorescence in Stony Corals and Encrusting Corals, captured with special ultraviolet light-blocking filters, Palau, Micronesia, Rock Islands, World Heritage Site, Western Pacific

Tridacna Clam (T. gigas), mantle & siphon color from photosynthetic Algae

Papuan Jellyfish (Mastigias papua) 20 feet deep, Solomon Islands

Sponges fixed on a coralligenous bottom Méditerranean Sea

Linckia (Linckia sp) sea star regenerated from a single arm, Indonesia

Natural occurring fluorescence in underwater Tubastrea coral (tubastrea micrantha), captured by using special UV blocking barrier filters. Night dive near Illi Api Island, Selat Boleng Strait, Indonesia

Marine biologist inspecting from Thin Leaf Lettuce coral (Agaricia tenuifolia) in a coral farm, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Tongue of the cat tongue of the cat tissue with flavor buds cross 100x copyright: xzoonar.com/dr.xnorberbertxlangex 13706775

medusas medusas, Parque nacional marítimo-terrestre del Archipiélago de Cabrera, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 21710890

Umbraculum umbraculum. Its small shell can be seen from above. Beneath it, its soft body with a very extended mantle. Marine invertebrates from the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

Natural occurring fluorescence in underwater tube sea anemone (Ceranthidae) unidentified species, captured by using special UV blocking barrier filters, Night dive at Kalabahi Bay, Alor Island, Indonesia

Divemaster Blowing Bubbles of Air to Surface

Fish flute invasive species in the Mediterranean France

Red drilling sponge (Cliothosa delitrix), dive site Nursery, Pompano Beach, Florida, USA, North America

Commensal Medusafish in Jellyfish

Illustration of ammonites

Hammer Coral (Fimbriaphyllia sp.) fluorescent under UV light

Cornetfish, Fistularia commersonii

Deep sea glass sponges retrieved at 1400 feet. Glass sponges are typically very fragile and rarely hold their shape when transported to the surface.

Scuba diver under ice and ice formation, Arctic circle Dive Center, White Sea, Karelia, northern Russia

Emerald Notothen Under Antarctic Ice

Feather Star Crinoid Oxycomanthus bennetti Solomon Islands

Close Up Detail Of Tall Sea Pen (Funiculina Quadrangularis), Loch Nevis, West Scotland, Uk

Olm Underground Laboratory Moullis France

Muscles of Anemone Foot

Close-up of a sponge underwater

Orange long-armed sea star. From California, Davidson Seamount. Dated 2002

Great Scallop (Pecten maximus) adult, on seabed, England

Macrophage, illustration

Starfish arm regeneration (Linckia multiflora)

Under 900X magnification, this photomicrograph revealed the presence of a non-pathogenic Entamoeba coli microorganism, at the trophozoite stage, in a sample prepared using the Kohn stain method. CDC/Dr Healy 1964

Close-up of Giant Anemone

Life in Europa's ocean, conceptual illustration

Microscopic view of floating influenza virus cells. Dangerous illness

Spirograph Spallanzani out of its panache branchial

Natural occurring fluorescence in underwater crinoids (Oxycomanthus bennetti). Night dive at Kalabahi Bay, Alor Island, Indonesia

Hairy triton (Monoplex parthenopeus). Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

Operation Deep Scope Expedition 2004. Under white light, the green lenses of this six-inch greeneye fish are still quite apparent.

razorshell ensis siliqua

Temperate Bedrock Reef With 7-Armed Starfish (Luidia Ciliaris), Plumose Anenmones (Metridium Senile) And Black Brittlestars (Ophiocomina Nigra), Loch Nevis, West Scotland, Uk

Submarine Ring of Fire 2006 Expedition. A patch of tube worms, white crabs, and tongue fish. Yellow sulfur chunks are on the seafloor.

Colony of Zoanthids

Sea Star (Thromidia catalai) 30 feet deep, Solomon Islands

View inside a Spondylus or Giant Thorny Oyster shell (Spondylus varius) showing the mantle. This species was previously known as Spondylus varians; Philippines

Moon Jelly (Aurelia aurita) underwater, shown from below, Caribbean

A cyclist was sunk in Lake Constance as an attraction for divers. It is now completely covered with quagga triangle mussels (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis), invasive species, Steilwand dive site, Wallhausen, Lake Constance, Germany

A species of Pirania, a primitive sponge that populated the ocean floors about 505 million years ago

Illustration of intestinal villi

Razor Shell (Ensis arcuatus) embedded in seafloor, North Sea

Calcite. minerals. South America; Peru

Diver photographing a Tunicate North Island

Under 900X magnification, this photomicrograph of a specimen stained with chlorazol black revealed the presence of a cyst of the parasitic organism, Entamoeba coli. CDC/Dr. George R. Healy 1964

Sea Lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) Showing Underside of Sucker-Disc Mouth

Cabezon (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus) CA

Ultraviolet light instantly attracts a plethora of insects to the photographer's mosquito netting. This variety of species often indicates a healthy ecosystem, Madidi National Park, Bolivia; Bolivia

Ancient Silurian Ocean

Three dimensional render of cancer cells

Thick orange bacterial mat found near the summit of Northwest Eifuku volcano grow where warm hydrothermal vent fluids seep out of the seamount. From Mariana Arc region, Western Pacific Ocean. Dated 2004

detail of spirograph worm, sabella spallanzani, ist island, croatia, adriatic sea, mediterranean date: 22.07.08 ref: zb777_117110_0009 compulsory credit: oceans-image/photoshot

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