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0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by SeemaOrange, California, USA

I guess the tiny pebble-studded critters ...

1 0 Aplysia, sea slug

Aplysia, sea slug

by CynthiaMHoriMiami, Florida, USA

A Nobel award winning sea slug, these ...

1 0 Sea cucumber?

Sea cucumber?

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

Spotted this critter at a depth of about ...

3 2 Chiton

Chiton

by Tom15Honduras

These prehistoric looking critters can be ...

1 2 Sea Slug

Sea Slug

by AlbertKangBatangas, Philippines

A sea slug around 2 inches in size.

8 2 Sea Slug/Sea Hare

Sea Slug/Sea Hare

by George.SkeparniasΑποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Ηπείρου - Δυτικής Μακεδονίας, Greece

Filmed with a GoPro while snorkeling at Mikri Ammos Beach, Syvota in Greece ...

5 3 Denise's Pygmy Seahorse

Denise's Pygmy Seahorse

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

My previous spotting of this critter: ...

0 0 Type of sea anemone

Type of sea anemone

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

I see this kind of sea anemone only at ...

2 2 Brown Sandfish Sea Cucumber

Brown Sandfish Sea Cucumber

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

Also known as Tripang, Brown Sea Cucumber, ...

2 2 Exquisite Phyllidia

Exquisite Phyllidia

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

This species of Phyllidia can easily be mistaken for other members of its ...

0 0 Giant Green Anemone

Giant Green Anemone

by ColinJoMoCannon Beach, Oregon, USA

4-5 in across. These will turn bright green in prolonged sunlight.

0 2 Slender Sapsucking Slug

Slender Sapsucking Slug

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

Also known as Grace Thuridilla and Glazed Thuridilla, this

10 4 Pygmy Seahorse

Pygmy Seahorse

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

My previous spotting of this charming

0 3 Horseshoe crab

Horseshoe crab

by stephanieamarinelliFlorida, USA

Horseshoe crab found on Clearwater Beach, FL.

8 2 Dotted Nudibranch

Dotted Nudibranch

by BlogieRobilloDavao Del Norte, Philippines

Also called Funeral Jorunna and Snoopy Nudibranch. This nudibranch looks like ...

2 4 Ragged Seahare

Ragged Seahare

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

Also known as Woolly Sea Hare, this marine ...

2 0 Eye-spotted Sea Cucumber

Eye-spotted Sea Cucumber

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

A sea cucumber with yellow, white and green ...

0 0 Sea Urchin Crab

Sea Urchin Crab

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

It has curved and pointed carapace that reaches only 1.3cm in width. It is ...

10 5 Harlequin Crab

Harlequin Crab

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

Also known as Harlequin Anemone Crab. They feed on plankton, and grow to a ...

2 2 Marten's Sidegill Slug

Marten's Sidegill Slug

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

Also known as Marten's Berthella and Berthella

26 13 Purple Brittle Star

Purple Brittle Star

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

Also known as Dark-Red-Spined Brittle Star, and

4 2 Club-spined Scale Worm

Club-spined Scale Worm

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

Worm, Commensal Scale Worm, Sea Cucumber ...

0 2 False Moorish idol or Banner Fish

False Moorish idol or Banner Fish

by LisaPowersNashville-Davidson, Tennessee, USA

White with 2 broad diagonal black bands, up to 7 inches (18cm) in length. ...

4 4 Spider Squat Lobster

Spider Squat Lobster

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

Also known as Underwater Daddy-long-legs. These difficult-to-spot squat lobster ...

0 1 granulated sea star

granulated sea star

by allen.hoofPohnpei, Micronesia

two puffy peach-colored starfish with distinct arms

2 1 Danielle's Thorunna

Danielle's Thorunna

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

A dorid nudibranch with a creamy white dorsum and a mantle with a purple ...

2 1 Northern Lacuna

Northern Lacuna

by ForestDragonNorthwest Harbor, New York, USA

Small aquatic snails found in tidal areas at low tide. Commonly found with ...

8 4 Tiger Shrimp

Tiger Shrimp

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

Also known as Dragon Shrimp and Spiny Tiger Shrimp. They are known to feed on ...

10 4 New Zealand Sea Lion (female)

New Zealand Sea Lion (female)

by armadeus.4Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Known as Rāpoka in Māori, the New Zealand

10 17 Ringed Turtlehead Sea Snake

Ringed Turtlehead Sea Snake

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

Also known as Turtle-headed Sea Snake and ...

3 6 Whip Coral Shrimp

Whip Coral Shrimp

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

Also known as Sea Whip Coral Shrimp, Whip ...

8 1 Common (purple) Sea Fan

Common (purple) Sea Fan

by Marta RubioTexeiraCancún, Mexico

This fan shaped horny coral grows with the flat side facing the current to ...

2 0 Leopard Sea Cucumber (juvenile)

Leopard Sea Cucumber (juvenile)

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

Also known as Graeffe's Sea Cucumber, P. ...

0 0 Barred Ribbon Worm

Barred Ribbon Worm

by Eric NooraBatangas, Philippines

burrowing. Besides crawling, they also can swim with undulations of their long ...

4 12 Hypselodoris reidi

Hypselodoris reidi

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

The body of this nudibranch is elongated and has a high profile. The base of ...

1 1 Squat Shrimp

Squat Shrimp

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

This shrimp has a reddish or brownish translucent body, with bright white spots ...

41 17 Harlequin Shrimp

Harlequin Shrimp

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

. They feed on starfish, including the crown-of-thorns

3 7 Zigzag Cowry

Zigzag Cowry

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

Also referred to as Cypraea ziczac. This small cowry has three latitudinal ...

2 0 Melibe Nudibranch

Melibe Nudibranch

by AlbertKangBatangas, Philippines

Most nudibranchs are carnivores, but their prey is usually sessile or ...

31 23 Zebra Urchin Crab

Zebra Urchin Crab

by BlogieDavao del Norte, Philippines

This is a commensal crab, living on the highly poisonous Fire Urchin ...

2 1 Giant danio

Giant danio

by LisaPowersNashville-Davidson, Tennessee, USA

The giant danio (Devario aequipinnatus) is a tropical fish belonging to the ...

8 14 Red Fingernail Bug

Red Fingernail Bug

by Argy BeeUpper Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia

A small red bug approximately 18mm long and with luscious strong red, yellow ...

4 0 Besouro-jóia (Giant Metallic Ceiba Borer)

Besouro-jóia (Giant Metallic Ceiba Borer)

by AntonioCarlosDeBarrosCarvalhoPetrópolis, RJ, Brazil

Euchroma gigantea is one of the largest of the Buprestidae beetles (hence the ...

2 0 Jumping spider

Jumping spider

by AntonioCarlosDeBarrosCarvalhoDuque de Caxias, RJ, Brazil

Jumping spiders range in size from a body length of 1 to 22 mm; they have four ...

8 2 Jumping spider

Jumping spider

by AntonioCarlosDeBarrosCarvalhoDuque de Caxias, RJ, Brazil

Jumping spiders range in size from a body length of 1 to 22 mm; they have four ...

8 0 Rusty tree frog

Rusty tree frog

by AntonioCarlosDeBarrosCarvalhoDuque de Caxias, RJ, Brazil

The rusty tree frog, Hypsiboas boans, is a species of frog in the Hylidae ...

12 1 Jumping spider

Jumping spider

by AntonioCarlosDeBarrosCarvalhoDuque de Caxias, RJ, Brazil

Jumping spiders range in size from a body length of 1 to 22 mm; they have four ...

9 8 Jumping spider

Jumping spider

by AntonioCarlosDeBarrosCarvalhoDuque de Caxias, RJ, Brazil

Jumping spiders range in size from a body length of 1 to 22 mm; they have four ...

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