Invertebrates

Nautiloidea

Nautiloidea is an ancient subclass of cephalopods. Today only a handful of l···

Pollicipes pollicipes (commonly meant)

Percebes commonly refers to the goose barnacle, and in European gastronomy m···

Vir philippinensis

Vir philippinensis—often called the Philippine anemone shrimp—is a commens···

Choriaster granulatus

Choriaster granulatus—the doughboy / granulated sea star—belongs to family···

Jorunna funebris

Jorunna funebris, often called the dotted (Dalmatian) nudibranch, is a dorid···

Scyphozoa

Scyphozoa—the true jellyfish—are cnidarians whose life cycles are dominate···

Sepia apama

Sepia apama, the Giant Australian Cuttlefish, is among the largest cuttlefis···

Octopodidae

Octopodidae is the principal family of true octopuses (Cephalopoda: Octopoda···

Spirobranchus giganteus

Spirobranchus giganteus—the Christmas tree worm—is a tube‑dwelling serpul···

Hapalochlaena maculosa

Hapalochlaena maculosa—the southern blue‑ringed octopus—is a small, highl···

Crinoidea (crinoids)

Crinoids (class Crinoidea) comprise stalked sea lilies and unstalked feather···

Actiniaria

Actiniaria (sea anemones) are anthozoan cnidarians that are typically solita···

Hexabranchus sanguineus

Hexabranchus sanguineus, the iconic Spanish dancer, is one of the largest an···

Goniopora lobata

Goniopora lobata is a classic “flowerpot coral” in family Poritidae (order···

Trachyphyllia geoffroyi

Trachyphyllia geoffroyi, the open brain coral, is a classic large‑polyp sto···

Dendronephthya sp.

Dendronephthya sp. (carnation/tree soft corals) are azooxanthellate octocora···

Subergorgia suberosa

Subergorgia suberosa, commonly called the yellow sea fan, is a gorgonian‑ty···

Plerogyra sinuosa

Plerogyra sinuosa, commonly called the bubble coral, is a photosymbiotic ree···

Favia speciosa (= Dipsastraea speciosa)

Favia speciosa (also cited as Dipsastraea speciosa) is a photosymbiotic, ree···

Sarcophyton elegans

Sarcophyton elegans is an Indo‑Pacific leather (toadstool) soft coral in fa···

Cerianthus membranaceus

Cerianthus membranaceus is a classic tube‑dwelling anemone (phylum Cnidaria···