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Acorn Barnacle extends to feed in ocean current, amid colony of Corynactis anemones, Corynactis californica, Megabalanus californicus, San Diego, California
Acorn Barnacle extends to feed in ocean current, amid colony of Corynactis anemones, Corynactis californica, Megabalanus californicus, San Diego, California
Spiny brittle stars (starfish) detail, Ophiothrix spiculata
Spiny brittle stars (starfish) detail, Ophiothrix spiculata
Spiny brittle stars (starfish) detail, Ophiothrix spiculata
Salp (pelagic tunicate) reproduction, open ocean, Cyclosalpa affinis, San Diego, California
Squid eggs, La Jolla Canyon, Loligo opalescens
Proliferating anemone with attached juveniles, growing on kelp stipe, Epiactis prolifera, Monterey, California
Squid mating, Loligo opalescens, La Jolla, California
Simnia and egg cluster on gorgonian, Delonovolva aequalis, Anacapa Island
Squid egg clusters on sand, Loligo opalescens, La Jolla, California
A cluster of vibrantly-colored strawberry anemones (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph) polyps clings to the rocky reef, Corynactis californica, Santa Barbara Island
Acorn barnacle feeding amidst strawberry anemones, Monterey Peninsula, Corynactis californica, Megabalanus californicus
Strawberry anemones (club-tipped anemones, more correctly corallimorphs), Corynactis californica, Scripps Canyon, La Jolla, California
Simnia and egg cluster on red gorgonian, Delonovolva aequalis, Leptogorgia chilensis, Lophogorgia chilensis, Anacapa Island
Krill and squid school at the ocean surface, moments before blue and fin whales rise to the surface to feed. The krill is likely Euphausia pacifica, the squid are likely Loligo opalescens. A thin cloud of pink krill gathers at the ocean surface, where it is likely to be preyed upon by sharks, fish, birds and whales, Euphausia pacifica, Loligo opalescens, San Diego, California
Spiny brittle stars (starfish), Ophiothrix spiculata
Spiny brittle stars (starfish), Ophiothrix spiculata
Squid egg casings. Each casing housings hundreds of tiny squid eggs. After the female squid has planted her egg casings to the sandy bottom, she will die, Loligo opalescens
A mass of spiny brittle stars, Ophiothrix spiculata
A mass of spiny brittle stars, Ophiothrix spiculata
Horn shark eating opalescent squid eggs, Loligo opalescens, Heterodontus francisci, La Jolla, California
Squid mating and laying eggs, eggs on sandy bottom, Loligo opalescens, La Jolla, California
Salp (pelagic tunicate) reproduction, open ocean, Cyclosalpa affinis, San Diego, California
Purple sea urchin, spawning, releasing gametes into the ocean currents. Once adult purple sea urchins have reached sexual maturity, females and males release gametes into the ocean, a mode of external fertilization. The fertilized egg later settles, and begins growing into an adult, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
Squid, mating and laying eggs, Loligo opalescens, La Jolla, California
Salp (pelagic tunicate), open ocean, Cyclosalpa affinis, San Diego, California
Simnia and egg cluster on gorgonian, Delonovolva aequalis, Anacapa Island
Strawberry anemone (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph), Corynactis californica, Scripps Canyon, La Jolla, California
California bat ray eating squid eggs, Loligo opalescens, Myliobatis californica, La Jolla
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