1245-1340 - Marine iguana and Sally Lightfoot crab, Punta Suarez, Espanola (Hood) Island, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America
1116-39726 - The Bubble Coral Shrimp (Vir philippinensis) is found only on this species of coral, Pleurogyra sinuosa. The brown oval objects are actually Acoel Flatworms (Waminoa sp) that feed on nutrients trapped in mucus covering the coral, Philippines
1116-39712 - A transparent shrimp, Periclemenes sp, on an anemone (Heteractis magnifica). Some are so clear the only thing visible is the black of their eyes, Tubbataha Reef, Philippines
1116-39723 - Yellow pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti), also known as Bargibant's Pygmy Seahorse, camouflaged in coral. They are found from Southern tropical Japan, throughout the Philippines, Indonesia, east to Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Van
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
1116-39728 - Detail of the center branching arms of a Crinoid or Feather Star (Lamprometra klunzingeri) open and feeding on plankton at night, Philippines
1116-39725 - Mouth detail of a colourful and healthy Mushroom coral, Fungia fungites, that is growing on a tropical coral reef in the Philippines. Mushroom coral is unique in the coral world, in that it does not attach itself to the bottom, Philippines
1116-39721 - Yellow pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti), also known as Bargibant's Pygmy Seahorse. They are found from Southern tropical Japan, throughout the Philippines, Indonesia, east to Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Vanuatu and the Great Bar
1116-39735 - The strings hanging off the dorsal fin of this Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) are parasitic copepods. Photographed just breaking the surface off Guadalupe Island, Mexico
1116-39940 - A close look at the eggs of a common anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion) that is most often found associated with the anemone, Heteractis magnifica, Philippines.
1116-39947 - A close look at the eggs of a common anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion) that is most often found associated with the anemone, Heteractis magnifica, Philippines.
1116-39938 - Mouth detail of a colorful and healthy mushroom coral (Fungia fungites) that is growing on a tropical coral reef. Mushroom coral is unique in the coral world, in that it does not attach itself to the bottom, Philippines
1112-2294 - A profusion of hard and soft coral with a giant clam underwater on Tengah Besar Island, Komodo Island National Park, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
817-439560 - Intertidal invertebrates exposed at low tide on Island Bay- Mottled star (Evasterias troschelii), Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands) Gwaii Haanas NP, British Columbia, Canada.
817-439556 - Intertidal invertebrates at low tide on Island Bay- Bat stars (Asterina miniata), Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands) Gwaii Haanas NP, British Columbia, Canada.
1022-93 - Tube anemones (pachycerianthus delwynae), wild, day, shore diving, sand, metropolitan, Perth city, Cockburn Sound, Western Australia, Indian Ocean. MORE INFO: attractive specie is white with purple tips on the tentacles