1387-491 - A colorful nudibranch, Hypselodoris tryoni, crawls across a sandy sea floor in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This tropical area in the Lesser Sunda Islands is known for both its amazing marine biodiversity as well its infamous dragons.
1387-490 - A colorful nudibranch, Hypselodoris tryoni, crawls across a sandy sea floor in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This tropical area in the Lesser Sunda Islands is known for both its amazing marine biodiversity as well its infamous dragons.
1387-488 - A beautiful nudibranch, Bornella anguilla, crawls over black sand in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This rare nudibranch can swim over short distances quite well.
1387-427 - A colorful queen conch, Strombus gigas, lies on the seagrass-covered seafloor of Turneffe Atoll in Belize. Conchs are an important marine resource as they are sought for food.
1387-336 - A beautiful Blue Velvet Head Shield sea slug (Chelidonura varians) crawls across a sandy seafloor near Alor in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia.
1387-262 - A colorful nudibranch (Nembrotha kubaryana) crawls slowly across a reef near the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. This beautiful, tropical region is home to an incredible variety of marine life.
1387-259 - A pair of Ceylon nudibranchs (Gymnodoris ceylonica) mate on a sandy slope in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This tropical region in Indonesia is known for its spectacular coral reefs and high marine biodiversity.
1387-242 - A beautiful nudibranch (Hypselodoris bullockii) crawls slowly across a reef in Indonesia. This tropical region, within the Coral Triangle, is home to an incredible variety of marine life.
1387-238 - A live sundial shell (Architectonica perspectiva) crawls across the seafloor in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This tropical region in Indonesia is known for its spectacular coral reefs and high marine biodiversity.
1387-189 - A beautiful nudibranch (Halgerda batangas) crawls on the sandy seafloor of Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait is known for its diverse array of bizarre marine organisms.
832-401336 - Nudibranch Eye-spotted warty snail (Phyllidia ocellata) crawls through coral reef in search of food, Indian Ocean, Mascarene Islands, Mauritius, Africa
860-289962 - Blue Dragon (Glaucus atlanticus). Small slug that measures only about 2 cm and is generally associated with the Portuguese man of war (Physalia physalis), although it also usually appears in intertidal pools. Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
860-290260 - BLUE DRAGON (Glaucus atlanticus). Small slug that measures only about 2 cm and is generally associated with the Portuguese man of war (Physalia physalis), although it also usually appears in intertidal pools. Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
860-289963 - Blue Dragon (Glaucus atlanticus) hanging. Small slug that measures only about 2 cm and is generally associated with the Portuguese man of war (Physalia physalis), although it also usually appears in intertidal pools. Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
860-290259 - BLUE DRAGON (Glaucus atlanticus). A small peacic slug that measures only about 2 cm and is generally associated with the Portuguese frigatebird (Physalia physalis) or the blue button (Porpita porpita) on which it feeds. They can also appear in intertidal pools. Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
860-288896 - Triton (Charonia lampas), off M?dic, Morocco. Species listed in Appendix II to the Barcelona Convention (Protocol concerning specially protected areas and biological diversity in the Mediterranean)
1116-39714 - These two parasitic mollusks, Thyca crystallina, are growing on the host starfish, Linckia laevigata. This parasitic shell only attaches to this species of starfish, into which it burrows and sucks up nutrients, Philippines
1116-39939 - An Imperial commensal shrimp (Periclimenes imperator), photographed at night on the Spanish dancer nudibranch (Hexabranchus sanguineus), that it calls home, Philippines