Underwater Collection (#93)

Box Crab Coastal Oregon USA
KEL-458 BOX CRAB - ON SEA BED Coastal Oregon USA. Lopholithodes foraminatus Ken Lucas Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Lesser Valley Coral - Tropical Indo-Pacific
KEL-439 Lesser Valley Brain Coral Tropical Indo-Pacific Platygyra lamellina Ken Lucas Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Apple Snail - freshwater Southeast Asia, India, Africa
KEL-1541 Apple SNAIL - Freshwater Southeast Asia, India, Africa Gymnothorax mordaxPila sp. Ken Lucas Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

White-plumed Anemone Alaska to California
KEL-417 White-plumed Anemone Alaska to California Metridium giganteum Ken Lucas Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Hermit Crab UK
JLM-12273 HERMIT CRAB UK Pagurus bernhardus John Mason Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Water Spider - Underwater
JLM-2050 Water Spider - Underwater Argyroneta aquatica John Mason Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Common Goose Barnacle - an indicator species for sea acidity levels, which is increasing more rapidly than predicted &
FG-4736 Common Goose Barnacle - an indicator species for sea acidity levels, which is increasing more rapidly than predicted & threatens many coral & larger barnacle species Lepas anatifera Francois

Microscopic Water-bear Freshwater arthropod
JC-339 Freshwater TARDIGRADE - Water Bear / Tardigrada John Clegg Microscopic Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Swan mussel - Photographed underwater showing foot, Wiltshire, England, UK
DK-99 Swan mussel - Photographed underwater showing foot Wiltshire, England, UK Anodonta cygnea David Kilbey Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Vampire Squid - Monterey - California - USA - Small white discs / Dots are Photophores - Light producing organs - Deep
DOW-151 Vampire Squid Monterey - California - USA Vampyroteuthis infernalis Small white discs / Dots are Photophores - Light producing organs - Deep sea 600-900mtrs/2-3000 ft in the oxygen minimum

Crown-of-thorns Starfish - feeding on coral
DSE-218 Crown-of-Thorns STARFISH - feeding on coral Bassas da India Acanthaster plancii Douglas David Seifert Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Pillar Coral Yellow Boring Sponges (Siphonodictyon coralliphagus)
FG-11360 Pillar Coral Yellow Boring Sponges (Siphonodictyon coralliphagus) Dendrogyra cylindrus Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Coral - Great Barrier Reef marine park - Australia
FG-11998 Coral - Great Barrier Reef marine park Australia Acropora sp Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Dahlia Anemone
DAN-5 Dahlia Anemone Telia felina David Nance Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Oaten Pipe Hydroid - type of colonial hydroid. UK
DAN-31 Oaten Pipe Hydroid - type of colonial hydroid. UK Tubularia indivisa David Nance Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Upside-down Jellyfish
CMB-684 Upside-down JELLYFISH - mass Cassiopea Chris Martin Bahr Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Jewel Anemone UK
DAN-6 Jewel Anemone UK Corynactis virdis David Nance Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Sea Anemone
DAN-4 Sea Anemone Sagartia elegans David Nance Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Mantis shrimp (Odontodactyllus scyllarus) get their name from their resemblance to preying mantis
AUS-625 Mantis shrimp. Like namesake Praying mantis, has compound eyes & strong hinged forelegs to catch prey. Great Barrier Reef Odontodactyllus scyllarus Dr David Wachenfeld / Auscape / ardea.com

A sea star (Linckia sp) and a pincusion sea star (Culcita novaeguineae). Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand
AUS-649 A sea star and a Pincushion sea star (Culcita novaeguineae). Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand Linckia sp. Dr David Wachenfeld / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are

Top shell (Family Trochidae). Rib Reef, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Queensland, Australia
AUS-722 Top shell (family Trochidae). Rib Reef, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Queensland, Australia Dr David Wachenfeld / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal

Hermit crab - with anemone that will be taken to new shell by the crab, near Grafton, New South Wales, Australia
AUS-1804 Hermit crab - with anemone that will be taken to new shell by the crab near Grafton, New South Wales, Australia, occurs in deep water NSW & Qld Dardanus arrassor Kathie Atkinson / Auscape

Soft coral tree (Dendronephthya sp). Similan Islands, Andaman Sea, Thailand
AUS-667 Soft coral tree Similan Islands, Andaman Sea, Thailand Dendronephthya sp. Dr David Wachenfeld / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Octopus (Octopus cyanea). Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand
AUS-628 Octopus, a large species: arms can grow to 80 cm. Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand Octopus cyanea Dr David Wachenfeld / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for

Nudibranch (Sea slug) egg ribbon. Like the animal that laid them, these eggs are brightly coloured to warn potential
AUS-1850 Nudibranch (Sea slug) egg ribbon. Like the animal that laid them, these eggs are brightly coloured to warn potential predators of the toxic chemicals they contain

Sea star (Choriasater granulatus). Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand
AUS-648 Sea star Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand Choriaster granulatus Dr David Wachenfeld / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

A boulder coral (Diploastrea heliopora), with polyps partially extended. Andaman Sea, Myanmar
AUS-646 Boulder coral with partially extended polyps, flesh retracted into the protecting limestone skeleton. Andaman Sea

Sponge Crab, Cryptodromia octodenta, a sponge crab without its usual sponge covering, Edithburgh, South Australia
AUS-1505 Sponge crab, here without its usual sponge covering. Edithburgh, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia Cryptodromia octodenta John Lewis / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are

Staghorn Coral - spawning - this phenomenon happens only once a year and is over in minutes Great Barrier Reef
AUS-1772 Staghorn Coral - spawning - this phenomenon happens only once a year and is over in minutes Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia Acropora sp

Plate coral (Acropora sp). Coral tissue from the plate coral is over-growing dead skeleton from another coral that has
AUS-721 Plate coral. Tissue from the plate coral is over-growing skeleton of another coral. Rib Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia Acropora sp

Chiton, Rhyssoplax calliozona, a common Chiton found under rocks, Edithburgh, South Australia, Australia
AUS-1516 Chiton, commonly found under rocks. Edithburgh, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia Rhyssoplax calliozona John Lewis / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal

A close up of its skin makes it clear how the leopard sea cucumber (Bohadschia argus) got its name
AUS-603 Leopard sea cucumber, skin, showing why it was named. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Queensland, Australia Bohadschia argus Dr David Wachenfeld / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that

Hinge-beak shrimp (Rhynchocinetes sp). Ribbon Reef Number 10, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Queensland, Australia
AUS-733 Hingebeak shrimp Ribbon Reef Number 10, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Queensland, Australia Rhynchocinetes sp. Dr David Wachenfeld / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are

Coral reef scene dominated by branching coral (Acropora spp). Ribbon Reef Number 10, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
AUS-725 Coral reef scene dominated by branching coral Ribbon Reef Number 10, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Queensland, Australia Acropora spp

Medicinal Leech
BB-539 Medicinal Leech Hirudo medicinalis Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Two octopus (Octopus cyanea), mating. The male (right) reaches out one arm
AUS-652 Day octopus, pair mating. The male, right, extends an arm to deposit a package of sperm inside the female. Andaman Sea

A commensal harlequin crab (Lissocarcinus orbicularis) living on a sea cucumber (Holothuroidea)
AUS-662 A commensal harlequin crab living on a sea cucumber (Holothuroidea). Similan Islands, Andaman Sea, Thailand Lissocarcinus orbicularis Dr David Wachenfeld / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please

This close up shows the mouth of a mushroom coral (Fungia sp). These are unusual corals in that the polyps are
AUS-557 A mushroom coral, mouth. Its polyps are solitary, not forming colonies and not attached to the sea beds. Great Barrier Reef Fungia sp

Tiger cowrie (Cypraea tigris). Andaman Sea, Myanmar
AUS-634 Tiger cowries Andaman Sea, Myanmar Cypraea tigris Dr David Wachenfeld / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

The egg cowrie (Ovula ovum) gets it's name from its round white shell
AUS-558 Egg cowrie, named for its round white shell, here covered by its black mantle. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Queensland

Because of it's small size and bright colours, the beach ball sea cucumber (Pseudocolochirus violaceus)
AUS-758 Beach ball sea cucumber highly prized as an aquarium specimen for its small size and bright colours (one of few sea cucumbers to be so regarded). Aquarium shot

Sea urchin (Echinothrix calamaris). Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand
AUS-631 Sea urchin, showing the sharp spines that can wound very painfully. Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand Echinothrix calamaris Dr David Wachenfeld / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note

Commensal shrimp (Periclimenes sp) on adhesive sea anemone (Cryptodendrum adhaesivum)
AUS-737 Commensal shrimp on Adhesive sea anemone (Cryptodendrum adhaesivum). Ribbon Reef No. 3, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia Periclimenes sp

Ornate rock lobster (Panulirus ornatus) Reef Headquarters, Townsville, Queensland, Australia Captive specimen
AUS-771 Ornate rock lobster Reef Headquarters, Townsville, Queensland, Australia Panulirus ornatus Dr David Wachenfeld / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display

Sea urchins (Echinothrix diadema). Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand
AUS-650 Sea urchins; the spines can cause severe irritation to humans. Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand Echinothrix calamaris Dr David Wachenfeld / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that

The predatory snail, known as a volute, (Cymbiola sp) is burying itself in the sand, perhaps to avoid predators
AUS-682 A predatory snail, a volute burying itself in sand, perhaps to avoid predators. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia Cymbiola sp

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