Microscopic Marine Organisms

Detailed images of microscopic life forms like foraminiferans and jellyfish, captured in various aquatic environments to showcase biodiversity.

foraminiferan globigerina sp. displayed under microscope bermuda, north atlantic ocean

Many-Ribbed Hydromedusae Jellyfish

Moon Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) in coloured light, captive

Moon Jellyfish (Aurelia Aurita), Aran Islands, Galway Bay, Ireland

Warty comb jelly or Sea walnut (Mnemiopsis leidyi), Black Sea, Crimea, Ukraine, Europe

Sea Star Starfish closeup showing its tubercles Fromia sp Solomon Islands

Moon Jellyfish Aurelia aurita

White spotted jellyfish, (Phyllorhiza punctata), in water, captive, Basel, Switzerland, Europe

Comb Jelly underwater portrait, Arctic

Yellow Picasso sponge (Staurocalyptus sponge). From California, Davidson Seamount. Dated 2002

Emerald Notothen (Trematomus bernacchii) on Polychaete (Isodictya erinacea) notothenioid fish uses antifreeze glycoproteins to keep from freezing in Antarctic water, Antarctica

Swarm of Common / Moon Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita)in sea loch, Isle of Mull, Scotland. June. Digitally stitched panorama.

Blubber Jellyfish or Blue Jellyfish, catostylus mosaicus, Adult against Black Background, Australia, Oceania

Montage of moon jellyfish photographed at an aquarium. These jellyfish are found throughout most of the world's oceans

Cilia of the Respiratory Tract

Philippines, luminescent jellyfish ( Pelagia noctiluca)

Brittlestar (Ophiothrix sp.) adult, on hydroid at night, Mansuar Island, Dampier Straits, Raja Ampat Islands (Four Kings), West Papua, New Guinea, Indonesia

Fangtooth (Anoplogaster cornuta) cleared and stained to show bones (Red) and cartilage (Blue) deep sea

Cross section of ovary Lys

Brittle star (Ophiuroid). Collected from coral sea mount near Dragon vent field on SW Indian Ridge, Indian Ocean.

Two fluorescent jellyfish swimming underwater aquarium pool with pink neon light. The South American sea nettle chrysaora plocamia in blue water, ocean. Theriology, tourism, diving, undersea life.

Tube-dwelling Anemone (Cerianthus membranaceus) showing fluorescence under ultraviolet light

Hydra (Hydra viridis) with tentacles extended, Italy, Europe

little knobby scallop chlamys imbricata species found in the caribbean and west indies this is a rare red specimen from panama

Coloured Light micrograph of an adult pubic louse, Phthirus pubis, also known as a crab louse. An infestation of P. pubis causes pediculosis, the symptoms of which are severe itching and a rash.

Borrelia burgdorferi

Crinoid Himerometra robustipinna Papua New Guinea

Jellyfish exhibiting bioluminescence, Hawaii

Moon Jelly (Aurelia labiatae)

transparent jellyfish

Comb Jelly (Bolinopsis mikado), Laje De Santos, Brazil

Moon Jellyfish (Aurelia Aurita), Scotland, Uk

basket starfish (astrophyton muricatum) at night.

Cross Jelly, (Mitrocoma cellularia), Monterey, California, North America, USA, in water

Protula-Röhrenwurm mit ausgestreckten Planktonsammlern in Musandam, Oman Protula tubeworm with outstretched plankton collectors in Musandam, Oman Copyright: xZoonar.com/dvlcomxwww.dvlcom.co.ukx 22405380

Virus, illustration

Spawning female sponge Porifera

Jellyfish, Pacific sea nettle Chrysaora fuscescens.

Wasserfloh Wasserfloh ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released Copyright: xZoonar.com/HelmaxSponax 330998 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

A variety of diatoms are displayed--from diatomaceous earth. Magnification 400x.

Fluorescent Tubastrea (Tubastrea sp), small colony on the reef, Mayotte

Tunicate (Megalodicopia hians) predatory deep sea species, Monterey, California

USA, Hawaii, Big Island, Kona Coast, Pelagic tunicate or salp, (Salpa aspera)

Natural occurring Red and Green Fluorescence in Stony Corals and Encrusting Corals, captured with special ultraviolet light-blocking filters, Palau, Micronesia, Rock Islands, World Heritage Site, Western Pacific

Salp (Salpa thompsoni), planktonic tunicate, Antarctica

Jellyfishes in ultraviolet light in circular tank on deep blue background Multiple jellyfishes in ultraviolet light in circular aquarium on deep blue and black background Copyright: xZoonar.com/DawidxKalisinskix 13465004

Comb Jelly, or Ctenophore, in blue water

Grosser Wasserfloh cf. Daphnia magna, von Algen besiedelt, Seitenansicht Big water flea cf. Daphnia magna, colonized by algae, side view BLWS710187 *** Big WASSERFLOH CF Daphnia Magna , from Algae colonized, Side view Big Water Flea CF Daphnia Magna , colonized by algae, Side View BLWS710187 Copyright: xblickwinkel/A.xHartlx

Sea Cucumber, tank specimen N. Queensland, Australia

Jellyfish swimming in the water, selective focus. Jellyfish swimming in the water

many beautiful blue moon jellyfish in aquarium

Oyster (Spondylus varians) mantle, 60 feet deep, Solomon Islands

Fluorescent marine animals

Giant triton based in the water on the sand Antilles

Spotted Salamander eggs and spermatophors in pond Ambystoma maculatum, Ohio

Moon Jelly (Aurelia aurita) twelve centimeters, Helgoland, Germany

Artichoke coral or solitary disk coral. Scolymia cubensis, Scolymia wellsi. Positive identification requires magnified examination. Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. . . .

Sea Star showing regeneration of arms after losing them, Izu Oceanic Park, Japan

Moon jellyfish photographed at an aquarium. These jellyfish are found throughout most of the world's oceans

Radiolaria at 100x, Holoplanktonic Protozoa

Deepsea benthic Sea cucumber (Peniagone porcella) from mid atlantic ridge, depth approx 2500m, June 2010

Catshark egg, (Scyliorhinus sp.), on Yellow gorgonia, (Eunicella cavolini), Punta Campanella Marine Protected area, Costa Amalfitana / Amalfi coast, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean. October

Parazoanthus axinellae

Crinoid on Sea Fan Oxycomanthus bennetti Fiji

Snake skeleton

Radiolarian test (marine), coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). The hard skeleton is composed of silica or strontium sulphate. The Radiolaria ...

This image was captured a mile off the island of Yap at night with the bottom 1000+ feet below. At just two inches in length this appears to be the la...

Mauve stinger jellyfish in the Mediterranean sea

Cross jellyfish (Mitrocoma cellularia) in water, California, USA, North America

Antarctic Krill (Euphausia superba) a small shrimp-like crustacean is the most important zooplankton in the Antarctic food web, shown feeding on diatoms which it filters through modified appendages, Antarctica

Giant Spined Star with Spiny Brittle Stars Pisaster giganteus with Ophiothrix spiculata Santa Barbara Island California Channel Islands National Park

Rear view of person photographing jellyfish in aquarium; California, USA

spirograph worm, sabella spallanzani, secca delle secche, giglio island, tuscany archipelago, tuscany, italy, thyrrenian sea, mediterranean date: 22.07.08 ref: zb777_117098_0015 compulsory credit: oceans-image/photoshot

Indonesia, Komodo, Thorny oyster (Spondylus varians)

Naked gorgon head (Astroba nuda) at night. Dive site Abu Fendera, Red Sea, Egypt, Africa

Comb jellyfish, Ctenphora, Egypt, Sha'ab Shouna, Red Sea, Africa

Moon Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) in coloured light, captive

A colorful bouquet of tunicates grows on the seafloor.

Chrysaora fuscescens, a common free-floating scyphozoan which lives in the East Pacific Ocean. Dated 21st Century

Bubbles underwater

Moon Jelly (Aurelia labiata) jellyfish in Vancouver Aquarium

Detail of part of a Mauve Stinger Jellyfish tentacle

The Luidia sarsi is a species of starfish. young taken 1967

Scuba diver with Helmet jellyfish (Periphylla periphylla), a luminescent, red, jellyfish of the deep sea, Trondheimsfjord, Norway, Atlantic Ocean.

Regeneration: Comet Sea Star (Ophidiaster sp.), Tropical Pacific

aye-aye (daubentonia madagascariensis) skeleton, showing skull and hands in detail. endemic to madagascar. photographed at durrell wildlife conservation trust, jersey, uk. date: 12.12.2008 ref: zb761_126201_0055 compulsory credit: nhpa/photoshot

jellyfish staurophora mertensi eyemouth, berwickshire, uk.

Comb Oyster (Lopha cristagali) zig-zag bivalve covered by red encrusting Sponge, Malaysia

Necklace seastar (Fromia monilis) on Sea cucumber (Bohadaschia argus) Yap, Micronesia.

Small jellyfish at night in front of Jupiter, Florida, USA, North America

Bubbles from scuba diving

Star encrusting sponge (Halisarca sp.) Curacao, Netherlands Antilles.

Comb Jelly (Mertensia ovum) with tentacles spread to catch prey, Nova Scotia, Canada

Norwalk Aquarium, Norwalk, Connecticut, USA. Captive. Jellyfish.

comb jellyfishes mnemiopsis leidyi common lobate ctenophore of w.pacific ocean. great barrier reef queensland

Moon Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita), San Francisco, California, USA, North America

Pacific Giant Octopus (Octopus dofleini) weighed and tagged for growth rate by biologist Jim Cosgrove, British Columbia, Canada

Chemosynthetic microbial mats cover red algae and coral (which are photosynthetic). Marina Arc region, Western Pacific Ocean. Dated 2004

Mantle of the Giant Tridacna Clam

Bradley s sea star Mithrodia bradleyi is found in the tropical eastern Pacific It is common on shallow rocky reefs where it feeds on algae Mexico Pacific Ocean

Belons, Edible Oyster (Ostrea edulis), European Common Oyster, Edible Oysters, Other Animals, Shellfish, Animals, Molluscs, Edible Oyster adult, on seabed, Swanage Pi

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