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0 0 Polyp

Polyp

by LauraBenavidesSalem, Massachusetts, USA

Polyp

2 3 Button Polyps

Button Polyps

by AtulUnion Territory of Dādra and Nagar Haveli, India

2 0 Star Polyp

Star Polyp

by polerpressFlorida, USA

A black clown fish in a bubble anemone is the background of this photo ...

4 4 Spotting

Spotting

by Eric NooraBatangas, Philippines

About 3 inches in diameter. Anemone

1 0 Moon jelly polyps

Moon jelly polyps

by PaoloCoWest Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

1 0 Polyp

Polyp

by LauraBenavidesLynn, Massachusetts, USA

Coral reef

0 2 Coral

Coral

by ScottHarteNusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia

9 2 Button polyps

Button polyps

by ReannaDeeTulsa, Oklahoma, USA

4 4 Giant Sun Polyp

Giant Sun Polyp

by sttweetsAmsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Spotted in the Amsterdam zoo.

7 0 Colony of Hydroids

Colony of Hydroids

by AlbertKangCebu, Philippines

The majority of hydroids are colonial. The original

3 0 Hard Corals

Hard Corals

by AlbertKangCebu, Philippines

Pic#1 shows close-up of the individual

17 4 Star Coral

Star Coral

by AlbertKangCebu, Philippines

Pic#1 shows close-up of the individual

14 0 Great Star Coral

Great Star Coral

by AlbertKangCebu, Philippines

Pic#1 shows close-up of the individual

0 0 Ornate Butterflyfish/ kīkākapu

Ornate Butterflyfish/ kīkākapu

by jackie.hawaii

feeds on the polyps of a variety of ...

0 0 wrasse

wrasse

by KarenSaxtonHonolulu, Hawaiʻi, USA

Wrasses are a narrow bodied marine fish that eats small prey and sometimes ...

11 5 Type of coral

Type of coral

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

A type of soft coral.

0 0 Porkchop Coral

Porkchop Coral

by Maui ManiniHawaii, USA

Pavona duerdeni - Porkchop Coral

0 0 Plumose Anemone

Plumose Anemone

by sarah.a.hartleyFriday Harbor, Washington, USA

White fluffy trumpet shaped plant thing, attached to dock, one foot beneath sea ...

5 1 Nudibranch

Nudibranch

by andreweleightonBatangas, Philippines

2-3cm long Nudibranch next to a bring yellow coral

4 0 Great star coral

Great star coral

by bbprevasจังหวัดสุราษฎร์ธานี, Thailand

large coral structure inhabited by the small

5 2 Galaxea colony

Galaxea colony

by LauraMariaIndonesia

Stony coral with large polyps, and very ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

The polyps were extended when I spotted ...

12 0 Flower pot coral

Flower pot coral

by Marta RubioTexeiraCebu, Philippines

Goniopora have numerous polyps that extend ...

1 0 Stinging Hydroid

Stinging Hydroid

by AlbertKangBatangas, Philippines

jellyfish. Some hydroids such as the freshwater Hydra are solitary, with the ...

0 0 Bipinnate Sea Plume

Bipinnate Sea Plume

by marylou.wildlifeBelmopan, Cayo, Belize

First three photos show the polyps out ...

2 0 The Blue Bottle, or Portuguese Man o' War

The Blue Bottle, or Portuguese Man o' War

by SukesihGunaNew South Wales, Australia

modified individuals (polyps). The

1 0 Brain Coral

Brain Coral

by joanbstanleyBelize

Brain coral are small, polyp-like creatures ...

1 0 Sea Fan

Sea Fan

by joanbstanleyCayman Islands

Variety of coral composed of numerous

1 0 unnamed hydroid

unnamed hydroid

by Gerardo AizpuruMexico

, colony of small white polyps with tiny ...

10 8 Bean Coral

Bean Coral

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

A stony coral with large, bean-shaped

0 0 Coral

Coral

by joanbstanley

Coral polyps are tiny, soft-bodied ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by Malcolm Wilton-JonesValència, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain

The pinkish leaf-like object may be a coral. Corals are animals! They are ...

0 0 Giant Green Anemone

Giant Green Anemone

by AlexanderSteinOregon, USA

A relatively large polyp cnidarian. The ...

6 5 Diploastrea heliopora

Diploastrea heliopora

by ElsaIndonesia

Close-up of the massive species D. heliopora. In this picture you can see each ...

1 0 The coral reef

The coral reef

by Gerardo AizpuruMexico

tiny animals called Polyps that generally ...

1 1 sun coral

sun coral

by PalaimonMalta

Sun corals belong to a group of corals known as large-

0 0 Sea Plume sp.

Sea Plume sp.

by LivanEscuderoBig Pine Key, Florida, United States

individual, these 2 photos show the same species in the same area on the same ...

1 0 Hard Corals

Hard Corals

by AlbertKangBatangas, Philippines

Pic#1 is a close-up of a single polyp under ...

1 0 Sun Coral, Sun Polyps, Sunflower Coral

Sun Coral, Sun Polyps, Sunflower Coral

by Eric NooraBatangas, Philippines

contracted specimens. The polyps are large ...

2 0 Candy Crab / Soft Coral Crab

Candy Crab / Soft Coral Crab

by AlbertKangBatangas, Philippines

genus. It camouflages itself by mimicing the colours of the

0 1 Common Sea Fan

Common Sea Fan

by glbnoah109

to capture the greatest number of food organisms for each of it

1 2 Yellow/Tube Coral

Yellow/Tube Coral

by AlbertKangBatangas, Philippines

Tubastrea, also known as sun coral or sun

4 0 Pulse Xenia Coral

Pulse Xenia Coral

by AlbertKangCebu, Philippines

animals with multiple individual polyps ...

1 0 Gorgonian Spider Crab

Gorgonian Spider Crab

by AlbertKangBatangas, Philippines

red in colour. The Gorgonian Seafan are filter feeders, they opens up their ...

10 8 Cabbage Corals

Cabbage Corals

by AlbertKangSabah, Malaysia

Montipora is a genus of small polyp stony ...

2 3 Mushroom Leather Coral

Mushroom Leather Coral

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

margins. The polyps are crowded on the ...

1 0 Rough Star Coral

Rough Star Coral

by Gerardo AizpuruMexico

dividing polyps, but never meandering or ...

1 0 Angular Sea Whip

Angular Sea Whip

by Gerardo AizpuruMexico

occasionally become in a flattened blade.they can be very long.

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