Natural History Photography

Dendronephthya soft coral detail including polyps and calcium carbonate spicules, Fiji, Dendronephthya, Namena Marine Reserve, Namena Island

Dendronephthya soft coral detail including polyps and calcium carbonate spicules, Fiji.
Species: Dendronephthya soft coral, Dendronephthya
Location: Namena Marine Reserve, Namena Island, Fiji
Image ID: 34799

Coral polyp detail, Fiji, Namena Marine Reserve, Namena Island

Coral polyp detail, Fiji.
Location: Namena Marine Reserve, Namena Island, Fiji
Image ID: 34800

Green fan coral, extending into ocean currents where tiny polyps gather passing plankton, Fiji, Vatu I Ra Passage, Bligh Waters, Viti Levu Island

Green fan coral, extending into ocean currents where tiny polyps gather passing plankton, Fiji.
Location: Vatu I Ra Passage, Bligh Waters, Viti Levu Island, Fiji
Image ID: 34830

Dendronephthya soft coral detail including polyps and calcium carbonate spicules, Fiji, Dendronephthya

Dendronephthya soft coral detail including polyps and calcium carbonate spicules, Fiji.
Species: Dendronephthya soft coral, Dendronephthya
Location: Fiji
Image ID: 34859

Dendronephthya soft coral detail including polyps and calcium carbonate spicules, Fiji.
Species: Dendronephthya soft coral, Dendronephthya
Location: Fiji
Image ID: 34886

Dendronephthya soft coral detail including polyps and calcium carbonate spicules, Fiji.
Species: Dendronephthya soft coral, Dendronephthya
Location: Fiji
Image ID: 34887

Gorgonian sea fan detail, Fiji, Gorgonacea, Namena Marine Reserve, Namena Island

Gorgonian sea fan detail, Fiji.
Species: Gorgonian, Gorgonacea
Location: Namena Marine Reserve, Namena Island, Fiji
Image ID: 34900

Dendronephthya soft coral detail including polyps and calcium carbonate spicules, Fiji.
Species: Dendronephthya soft coral, Dendronephthya
Location: Fiji
Image ID: 34918

Dendronephthya soft coral detail including polyps and calcium carbonate spicules, Fiji.
Species: Dendronephthya soft coral, Dendronephthya
Location: Fiji
Image ID: 34919

California Golden gorgonian polyps. The golden gorgonian is a colonial organism composed of thousands of tiny polyps. Each polyp secretes calcium which accumulates to form the structure of the colony. The fan-shaped gorgonian is oriented perpendicular to prevailing ocean currents to better enable to filter-feeding polyps to capture passing plankton and detritus passing by.
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 37205

Green fan coral and sea fan gorgonians on pristine reef, both extending polyps into ocean currents to capture passing plankton, Fiji, Gorgonacea, Tubastrea micrantha, Vatu I Ra Passage, Bligh Waters, Viti Levu Island

Green fan coral and sea fan gorgonians on pristine reef, both extending polyps into ocean currents to capture passing plankton, Fiji.
Species: Black sun coral, Gorgonian, Gorgonacea, Tubastrea micrantha
Location: Vatu I Ra Passage, Bligh Waters, Viti Levu Island, Fiji
Image ID: 31459

Sarcophyton leather coral showing polyp detail, close up image, Fiji, Sarcophyton, Makogai Island, Lomaiviti Archipelago

Sarcophyton leather coral showing polyp detail, close up image, Fiji.
Species: Sarcophyton soft coral, Sarcophyton
Location: Makogai Island, Lomaiviti Archipelago, Fiji
Image ID: 31562

Dendronephthya soft coral detail including polyps and calcium carbonate spicules, Fiji, Dendronephthya, Makogai Island, Lomaiviti Archipelago

Dendronephthya soft coral detail including polyps and calcium carbonate spicules, Fiji.
Species: Dendronephthya soft coral, Dendronephthya
Location: Makogai Island, Lomaiviti Archipelago, Fiji
Image ID: 31564

Sarcophyton leather coral showing polyp detail, close up image, Fiji.
Species: Sarcophyton soft coral, Sarcophyton
Location: Makogai Island, Lomaiviti Archipelago, Fiji
Image ID: 31566

Closeup view of stony coral polyp details, Fiji, Makogai Island, Lomaiviti Archipelago

Closeup view of stony coral polyp details, Fiji.
Location: Makogai Island, Lomaiviti Archipelago, Fiji
Image ID: 31567

Closeup view of stony coral polyp details, Fiji.
Location: Makogai Island, Lomaiviti Archipelago, Fiji
Image ID: 31569

Colorful dendronephthya soft corals and various hard corals, flourishing on a pristine healthy south pacific coral reef. The soft corals are inflated in strong ocean currents, capturing passing planktonic food with their many small polyps.
Species: Dendronephthya soft coral, Dendronephthya
Location: Namena Marine Reserve, Namena Island, Fiji
Image ID: 31579

A corynactis anemone polyp, Corynactis californica is a corallimorph found in genetically identical clusters, club-tipped anemone, Corynactis californica, San Diego, California

A corynactis anemone polyp, Corynactis californica is a corallimorph found in genetically identical clusters, club-tipped anemone.
Species: Strawberry anemone, Corynactis californica
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 33457

Underwater Reef with Invertebrates, Gorgonians, Coral Polyps, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mikes Reef, Mexico

Underwater Reef with Invertebrates, Gorgonians, Coral Polyps, Sea of Cortez, Baja California.
Location: Mikes Reef, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33494

Orange Cup Coral, Tubastrea coccinea, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, Tubastrea coccinea, Isla Cayo, Baja California

Orange Cup Coral, Tubastrea coccinea, Sea of Cortez, Mexico.
Species: Orange cup coral, Tubastrea coccinea
Location: Isla Cayo, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33765

Orange Cup Coral, Tubastrea coccinea, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, Tubastrea coccinea, Isla Espiritu Santo, Baja California

Orange Cup Coral, Tubastrea coccinea, Sea of Cortez, Mexico.
Species: Orange cup coral, Tubastrea coccinea
Location: Isla Espiritu Santo, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33798

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