Category
page 1Cnidarians of the Pacific Ocean
Portuguese man o' war
species of cnidarian
box jellyfish
class of cnidarians
Lion's Mane Jellyfish
species of cnidarian
Antipatharia
order of cnidarians
Coral Triangle
roughly triangular area of the tropical marine waters of Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste
Nemopilema nomurai
species of cnidarian
Aurelia
genus of cnidarians
Rhopilema esculentum
species of cnidarian
West Coast sea nettle
species of cnidarian
Entacmaea quadricolor
species of cnidarian
Pocillopora
Pocillopora is a genus of stony corals in the family Pocilloporidae occurring in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. They are commonly called cauliflower corals and brush corals.
Starlet sea anemone
species of corals
Heliofungia actiniformis
species of cnidarian
Cannonball jellyfish
species of cnidarian
Acropora nasuta
species of cnidarian
Heteractis aurora
species of cnidarian
Velella
Velella is a monospecific genus of hydrozoa in the family Porpitidae. Its only known species is Velella velella, a cosmopolitan (widely distributed) free-floating hydrozoan that lives on the surface of the open ocean. It is commonly known by the names sea raft, by-the-wind sailor, purple sail, little sail, or simply Velella.
Heteractis crispa
species of cnidarian
Montipora digitata
species of cnidarian
Stylophora pistillata
species of cnidarian
spotted jelly
species of cnidarian
Acropora digitifera
species of cnidarian
Acropora gemmifera
species of cnidarian
Acropora millepora
species of cnidarian
Gonionemus vertens
species of cnidarian
Acropora clathrata
species of cnidarian
Acropora robusta
species of cnidarian
Acropora pulchra
species of cnidarian
Acropora hyacinthus
species of cnidarian
Macrodactyla doreensis
species of cnidarian
Acropora samoensis
species of coral
Acropora grandis
species of cnidarian
Acropora verweyi
species of cnidarian
Physalia utriculus
species of Hydrozoa
Acropora aculeus
species of cnidarian
Acropora cytherea
species of cnidarian
Leaf plate montipora
species of cnidarian
Acropora acuminata
species of cnidarian
Sarcophyton glaucum
Spices of soft coral
Acropora tenuis
species of cnidarian
Acropora humilis
species of tropical hard coral
Acropora secale
species of cnidarian
Chiropsalmus quadrumanus
species of cnidarian
Isopora palifera
species of Anthozoa
Favites halicora
species of coral
Acropora polystoma
species of cnidarian
Astreopora
Astreopora is a genus of stony corals in the Acroporidae family. Members of the genus are commonly known as star corals and there are seventeen species currently recognized.
Lobophyllia hemprichii
species of cnidarian
Pavona duerdeni
species of cnidarian
Acropora monticulosa
species of cnidarian
Cirrhipathes
Cirrhipathes is a genus of black coral from the family Antipathidae. Coral species in this genus are commonly known as whip or wire corals because they often exhibit a twisted or coiled morphology. In addition to their colorful appearance, with colors ranging from yellow to red passing through blue and green, these species possess a dark skeleton that is characteristic to every black coral.
Apolemia uvaria
species of cnidarian
Heterocyathus aequicostatus
species of cnidarian
Acropora microclados
species of cnidarian
Ctenactis
Ctenactis is a genus of solitary disc corals in the family Fungiidae. Members of this genus are found in the Indo-Pacific region.
Dipsastraea pallida
species of cnidarian
Chirodropus gorilla
species of cnidarian
Astreopora gracilis
species of cnidarian
Porites compressa
species of cnidarian
Porites lobata
species of cnidarian