Search results for Encelia Californica

California golden gorgonian under a kelp forest, Catalina Island.
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 37186  

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  

Purple hydrocoral Stylaster californicus and yellow zoanthid anemone Epizoanthus giveni, and clusters of hydroids, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island.
Species: Hydrocoral, Givens Zoanthid, Allopora californica, Stylaster californicus, Epizoanthus giveni
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 37223  

Pacific torpedo ray Tetronarce californica, amidst huge schools of fish and baitfish, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island. This electric ray will shock the hell out of you if you are not careful.
Species: Pacific torpedo ray, Tetronarce californica, Torpedo californica
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 37229  

Purple hydrocoral Stylaster californicus, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island, California.
Species: Hydrocoral, Allopora californica, Stylaster californicus
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 37239  

Red gorgonian, California golden gorgonian, purple hydrocoral, on rocky reef, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island.
Species: Hydrocoral, Allopora californica, Stylaster californicus
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 37245  

Purple hydrocoral Stylaster californicus, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island, California.
Species: Hydrocoral, Allopora californica, Stylaster californicus
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 37247  

Purple hydrocoral Stylaster californicus, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island, California.
Species: Hydrocoral, Allopora californica, Stylaster californicus
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 37265  

Purple hydrocoral Stylaster californicus, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island, California.
Species: Hydrocoral, Allopora californica, Stylaster californicus
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 37273  

Golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, amid kelp forest, Catalina Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by.
Species: Giant kelp, California golden gorgonian, Macrocystis pyrifera, Muricea californica
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 37298  

Golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, amid kelp forest, Catalina Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by.
Species: Giant kelp, California golden gorgonian, Macrocystis pyrifera, Muricea californica
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 37299  

California Poppies, Elsinore.
Species: California poppy, Eschscholzia californica
Location: Elsinore, California
Image ID: 33116  

California Poppies, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad.
Species: California poppy, Eschscholzia californica
Location: Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad, California
Image ID: 33119  

California Poppies, Diamond Valley Lake, Hemet.
Species: California poppy, Eschscholzia californica
Location: Hemet, California
Image ID: 33132  

California Poppies, Diamond Valley Lake, Hemet.
Species: California poppy, Eschscholzia californica
Location: Hemet, California
Image ID: 33133  

California Poppies, Diamond Valley Lake, Hemet.
Species: California poppy, Eschscholzia californica
Location: Hemet, California
Image ID: 33140  

California Poppies, Diamond Valley Lake, Hemet.
Species: California poppy, Eschscholzia californica
Location: Hemet, California
Image ID: 33141  

California Poppies, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad.
Species: California poppy, Eschscholzia californica
Location: Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad, California
Image ID: 33161  

California Poppies, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad.
Species: California poppy, Eschscholzia californica
Location: Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad, California
Image ID: 33162  

Brittlebush bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom.
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Image ID: 33190  

Brittlebush bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom.
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Image ID: 33196  

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  

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: 33461  

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: 33462  

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: 33463  

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: 33464  

Garibaldi and golden gorgonian, bryozoans, with an underwater forest of giant kelp rising in the background, underwater.
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 34169  

Corynactis anemone polyp, a corallimorph, extends its arms into passing ocean currents to catch food.
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 34207  

Corynactis anemone polyp, a corallimorph, extends its arms into passing ocean currents to catch food.
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 34208  

Golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, amid kelp forest, Catalina Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by.
Species: California golden gorgonian, Muricea californica
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 34214