Marine Invertebrate Anatomy photos

The corallimorph Corynactis californica, similar to both stony corals and anemones, is typified by a wide oral disk and short tentacles that radiate from the mouth. The tentacles grasp food passing by in ocean currents.
Species: Strawberry anemone, Corynactis californica
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 37211  

The corallimorph Corynactis californica, similar to both stony corals and anemones, is typified by a wide oral disk and short tentacles that radiate from the mouth. The tentacles grasp food passing by in ocean currents.
Species: Strawberry anemone, Corynactis californica
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 37200  

Corynactis anemones on Oil Rig Elly underwater structure.
Species: Strawberry anemone, Corynactis californica
Location: Long Beach, California
Image ID: 31130  

Corynactis anemone polyp, a corallimorph, extends its arms into passing ocean currents to catch food.
Species: Strawberry anemone, Corynactis californica
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 33477  

Red gorgonian polyps. The red 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.
Species: Red gorgonian, Leptogorgia chilensis, Lophogorgia chilensis
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 03480  

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  

Purple-striped jelly.
Species: Purple-striped jellyfish, Chrysaora colorata
Image ID: 14061  

Sea nettles.
Species: Sea nettles, Chrysaora fuscescens
Image ID: 14081  

Sea nettles.
Species: Sea nettles, Chrysaora fuscescens
Image ID: 14083  

Sea nettles.
Species: Sea nettles, Chrysaora fuscescens
Image ID: 14084  

Sea nettles.
Species: Sea nettles, Chrysaora fuscescens
Image ID: 14087  

Purple-striped jelly.
Species: Purple-striped jellyfish, Chrysaora colorata
Image ID: 14923  

Sea nettles.
Species: Sea nettles, Chrysaora fuscescens
Image ID: 14928  

Aggregating anemone detail.
Species: Aggregating anemone, Anthopleura elegantissima
Location: San Miguel Island, California
Image ID: 00290  

Purple-striped jellyfish.
Species: Purple-striped jellyfish, Chrysaora colorata
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 01034  

Chestnut cowrie with mantle extended, feather duster worm.
Species: Chestnut cowrie, Date cowrie, Cypraea spadicea, Eudistylia polymorpha
Location: Santa Cruz Island, California
Image ID: 01061  

Polyp of a strawberry anemone (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph).
Species: Strawberry anemone, Corynactis californica
Location: Scripps Canyon, La Jolla, California
Image ID: 00597  

Chestnut cowry, mantle exposed.
Species: Chestnut cowrie, Date cowrie, Cypraea spadicea
Location: San Miguel Island, California
Image ID: 00624  

Chestnut cowrie with mantle extended.
Species: Chestnut cowrie, Date cowrie, Cypraea spadicea
Location: San Miguel Island, California
Image ID: 01062  

Jellyfish.
Species: Purple-striped jellyfish, Chrysaora colorata
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 02489  

Califonia cone, Coronado Islands.
Species: California cone, Conus californicus
Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 02551  

Flamingo tongue snail.
Species: Flamingo tongue cowrie, Cyphoma gibbosum
Location: Roatan, Honduras
Image ID: 02554  

Flamingo tongue snail.
Species: Flamingo tongue cowrie, Cyphoma gibbosum
Location: Roatan, Honduras
Image ID: 02567  

Purple-striped jellyfish.
Species: Purple-striped jellyfish, Chrysaora colorata
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 03778  

Red gorgonian, polyp detail.
Species: Red gorgonian, Leptogorgia chilensis, Lophogorgia chilensis
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 07005  

Chestnut cowrie with mantle extended.
Species: Chestnut cowrie, Date cowrie, Cypraea spadicea
Location: San Miguel Island, California
Image ID: 01035