List of Marine Invertebrate Species -- Marine Invertebrate Photos :: Phillip Colla Natural History Photography |
| Acropora palmata Elkhorn coral Synonyms: staghorn coral | 0 |
| Actinodiscus sp. Disk anemone Synonyms: | 0 |
| Adelogorgia phyllosclera Orange gorgonian Synonyms: | 0 |
| Agelas conifera Brown tube sponge Synonyms: esponge | 0 |
| Aglaophenia struthionides Ostrich-plumed hydroid Synonyms: stiff-feather hydroid | 0 |
| Allopora californica Hydrocoral Synonyms: | 0 |
| Amphiprion bicinctus Anemonefish Range: Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea and Chagos Archipelago Synonyms: anemone fish, clown fish | 0 |
| Anarrhichthys ocellatus Wolf eel Range: Alaska to Southern California Synonyms: northern wolffish, wolf-fish, wolf-eel | 0 |
| Anisodoris nobilis Synonyms: | 0 |
| Anthopleura elegantissima Aggregating anemone Synonyms: | 0 |
| Anthopleura sola Synonyms: | 0 |
| Anthopleura xanthogrammica Synonyms: | 0 |
| Antipathidae sp. Black coral Synonyms: | 0 |
| Apolemia sp. Pelagic siphonophore Synonyms: | 0 |
| Asterina miniata Bat sea star Synonyms: bat star, bat starfish, Patiria miniata | 0 |
| Balaenoptera musculus Blue whale Range: Oceanic Synonyms: Sulphur bottom whale, Sibbald's rorqual, blue rorqual, great blue whale, great northern rorqual, Ballena azul, rorqual bleu, baleine bleue | 0 |
| Balanophyllia elegans Orange cup coral Synonyms: | 0 |
| Beroe forskalii Pelagic ctenophore Synonyms: comb jelly | 0 |
| Cadlina luteomarginata Yellow-marginate nudibranch Synonyms: | 0 |
| Callyspongia vaginalis Branching vase sponge Synonyms: esponge | 0 |
| Caulastrea echinulata Trumpet coral Synonyms: | 0 |
| Chrysaora colorata Purple-striped jellyfish Synonyms: purple striped jellyfish, Pelagia colorata | 0 |
| Chrysaora fuscescens Sea nettles Synonyms: | 0 |
| Clavelina huntsmani Lightbulb tunicate Synonyms: | 0 |
| Coenocyathus bowersi Colonial cup coral Synonyms: | 0 |
| Condylactis gigantea Giant anemone Range: Caribbean Synonyms: | 0 |
| Conus californicus California cone Synonyms: | 0 |
| Corolla calceola Pteropod Synonyms: pelagic opisthobranch, sea butterfly | 0 |
| Corynactis californica Synonyms: | 0 |
| Crassedoma giganteum Rock scallop Synonyms: Hinnites giganteus | 0 |
| Cyclosalpa affinis Salp Synonyms: salp chain, pelagic tunicate | 0 |
| Cyphoma gibbosum Flamingo tongue cowrie Synonyms: | 0 |
| Cypraea (Neobernaya) spadicea (Swainson 1823) Cypraea spadicea Chestnut Cowrie, Date Cowrie Range: California Synonyms: | 0 |
| Delonovolva aequalis Simnia Synonyms: simnia cowrie | 0 |
| Dendrogyra cylindrus Pillar coral Synonyms: | 0 |
| Dendronephthya sp. Alcyonarian soft coral Synonyms: | 0 |
| Dendronotus albus Dendronotus albus nudibranch Range: Kenai Peninsula in Alaska to the Los Coronados Islands off the northern end of Baja California Synonyms: | 0 |
| Dendronotus sp. Dendronotus nudibranch Synonyms: | 0 |
| Dendrophyllia californica California cup coral Range: Eastern Pacific Synonyms: | 0 |
| Diaulula nobilis Sea lemon Range: Alaska to Baja California Synonyms: | 0 |
| Diaulula sandiegensis San Diego dorid Range: British Columbia to San Diego Synonyms: san diego nudibranch | 0 |
| Doriopsilla albopunctata Synonyms: | 0 |
| Epiactis prolifera Proliferating anemone Synonyms: | 0 |
| Eudistylia polymorpha Feather duster worm Synonyms: | 0 |
| Flabellina iodinea Spanish shawl nudibranch Synonyms: Flabellinopsis iodinea | 0 |
| Flabellina trilineata Aeolid nudibranch Synonyms: | 0 |
| Gorgonia ventalina Purple sea fan Synonyms: purple gorgonean | 0 |
| Grapsus grapsus Sally lightfoot crab Synonyms: | 0 |
| Haemulon flavolineatum French grunt Range: Western Atlantic: Bermuda, South Carolina (USA), and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil; throughout the West Indies and the coasts of Central America Synonyms: | 0 |
| Haliotis Synonyms: | 0 |
| Haliotis fulgens Green abalone Synonyms: | 0 |
| Haliotis rufescens Red abalone Synonyms: | 0 |
| Hermissenda crassicornis Opalescent nudibranch Range: Kodiak Island, Alaska to Punta Eugenia, Baja California, Mexico; also Japan Synonyms: | 0 |
| Heterodontus francisci Horn shark Range: Eastern Pacific: central California, USA to the Gulf of California, and probably Ecuador and Peru Synonyms: horned shark | 0 |
| Hippodiplosia insculpta Flute bryozoan Synonyms: | 0 |
| Hydractinia milleri Hedgehog hydroid Synonyms: | 0 |
| Hypsypops rubicundus Synonyms: | 0 |
| Kelletia kelleti Kellet's whelk Synonyms: | 0 |
| Leucothea pulchra Pelagic ctenophore Synonyms: lobate comb jelly | 0 |
| Linckia columbiae Pacific comet star Synonyms: | 0 |
| Loligo opalescens Common squid Synonyms: market squid | 0 |
| Lophogorgia chilensis Synonyms: | 0 |
| Loxorhynchus crispetus Decorator crab Synonyms: | 0 |
| Loxorhynchus grandis Sheep crab Synonyms: | 0 |
| Lysmata amboinensis Cleaner shrimp Synonyms: | 0 |
| Lysmata californica Red Rock Shrimp Synonyms: | 0 |
| Macrobrachium sp. Longarm prawn Synonyms: long-armed prawn, longarm shrimp | 0 |
| Macrocystis pyrifera Giant kelp Synonyms: kelp forest, seaweed, sea weed, sea grass, sargazo gigante, harina de kelp, giant kelp, harina de la macroalga, gedroogde kelp, zeewier, reuzenkelp, braendeltang, macroalga marina, Phaeophyceae | 0 |
| Mastigia sp. Synonyms: | 0 |
| Megathura crenulata Giant keyhole limpet Synonyms: | 0 |
| Metridium senile Plumose anemone Synonyms: | 0 |
| Mexichromis porterae Mexichromis porterae nudibranch Range: California, USA and Baja California, Mexico. Synonyms: | 0 |
| Mitrocoma cellularia Hydromedusa Synonyms: | 0 |
| Mola mola Ocean sunfish Range: Warm and temperate zones of all oceans. Eastern Pacific: British Columbia, Canada to Peru and Chile. Eastern Atlantic: Scandinavia to South Africa (occasionally western Baltic, Mediterranean). Western Atlantic: Newfoundland, Canada to Argentina Synonyms: sunfish, moonfish, mondfisch, manbow, pez luna, pesce luna | 0 |
| Muricea californica California golden gorgonian Synonyms: | 0 |
| Muricea fruticosa Brown gorgonian Synonyms: | 0 |
| Myliobatis californica California bat ray Range: Eastern Pacific: Oregon, USA to Gulf of California and the Galapagos Islands Synonyms: | 0 |
| Nautilus pompilius Chambered nautilus Range: Indo-Pacific Synonyms: Nautilus macromphalus, Nautilus belairensis | 0 |
| Navanax aenigmaticus Range: Pacific Coast of Central America, Caribbean, Atlantic coast of South America Synonyms: | 0 |
| Neotrypaea californiensis Ghost shrimp Synonyms: | 0 |
| Niphates digitalis Pink Vase Sponge Range: Caribbean Synonyms: | 0 |
| Octopus dofleini Giant Pacific octopus Synonyms: | 0 |
| Octopus sp. Synonyms: | 0 |
| Ophiothrix spiculata Synonyms: | 0 |
| Pachycerianthus fimbriatus Synonyms: | 0 |
| Pachygrapus crassipes Lined shore crab Synonyms: | 0 |
| Pagurus sp. Hermit crab Synonyms: | 0 |
| Pandalus platycaros Spot prawn Synonyms: | 0 |
| Panulirus interruptus Spiny lobster Synonyms: | 0 |
| Paracyathus stearnsi Brown cup coral Synonyms: | 0 |
| Paralithodes californiensis Spiny king crab Synonyms: | 0 |
| Parastichopus californicus California sea cucumber Synonyms: | 0 |
| Parastichopus parvimensis Warty sea cucumber Synonyms: | 0 |
| Pegea confoederata Salp Synonyms: pelagic tunicate, salp chain | 0 |
| Pelagia noctiluca Synonyms: | 0 |
| Pelecanus occidentalis Synonyms: | 0 |
| Phacellophora camtschatica Fried egg jellyfish Synonyms: fried egg jelly, egg yolk jellyfish, egg yolk jelly fish | 0 |
| Phidolopora labiata Lacy bryozoan Synonyms: Phidolopora pacifica | 0 |
| Pisaster giganteus Giant sea star Synonyms: giant starfish | 0 |
| Placiphorella velata Carnivorous chiton Synonyms: | 0 |
| Plerogyra sinuosa Bubble coral Synonyms: | 0 |
| Pleuroncodes planipes Pelagic red crab Synonyms: red crab, tuna crab, pelagic crab, pelagic tuna crab, langostilla | 0 |
| Plexaurella sp. Sea rod soft coral Synonyms: | 0 |
| Polinices lewisii Moon snail Synonyms: | 0 |
| Porolithon sp. Coralline algae Synonyms: | 0 |
| Portunus xantusii Xantus' swimming crab Synonyms: | 0 |
| Pycnopodia helianthoides Sunflower star Synonyms: sunflower starfish, giant starfish | 0 |
| Semicossyphus pulcher California sheephead wrasse Range: Eastern Pacific: Monterey Bay in California, USA to Guadalupe Island (off northern central Baja California) and Gulf of California Synonyms: sheep-head wrasse | 0 |
| Sepia officinalis Common cuttlefish Range: Eastern Atlantic, from southern Norway to southern Africa. Synonyms: Seppia meditteranea, Tintenfisch, Gemeiner, Gemeiner Tintenfisch, Sepiablęksprutte, Sepia comśn, Seiche commune, Yleinen mustekala, Seppia, Gewone zeekat, Choco | 0 |
| Serpula vermicularis Serpulid worm Synonyms: | 0 |
| Spheciospongia confoederata Gray moon sponge Synonyms: esponge | 0 |
| Spirobranchus spinosus Christmas tree worm Synonyms: annelid worm | 0 |
| Stenopus hispidus Banded coral shrimp Synonyms: | 0 |
| Strogylocentrotus franciscanus Red urchin Synonyms: red sea urchin | 0 |
| Strombus gigas Queen conch Range: Caribbean, Florida, Bahamas to Bermuda. Synonyms: | 0 |
| Strongylocentrotus purpuratus Purple urchin Synonyms: purple sea urchin | 0 |
| Tambja eliora Tambja eliora nudibranch Range: Baja California and Sea of Cortez, Mexico Synonyms: | 0 |
| Tambja fusca Tambja fusca nudibranch Range: Baja California and Sea of Cortez, Mexico Synonyms: | 0 |
| Tethya aurantia Orange puffball sponge Synonyms: | 0 |
| Thysanoessa spinifera Krill Synonyms: | 0 |
| Triopha catalinae Clown nudibranch Range: Alaska to Baja California Synonyms: | 0 |
| Tubastrea coccinea Orange cup coral Synonyms: | 0 |
| Urechis caupo Fat innkeeper worm Synonyms: | 0 |
| Urticina lofotensis Tealia anemone Synonyms: Tealia lofotensis | 0 |
| Urticina piscivora Fish-eating anemone Synonyms: | 0 |
| Urticina sp. Synonyms: | 0 |
| Velella velella By the wind sailor Synonyms: pelagic hydroid colony | 0 |
| Xenia umbellata Glove xenia Synonyms: | 0 |
| Xestospongia muta Barrel sponge Synonyms: esponge | 0 |
Updated: May 9, 2008
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