Images Dated 27th July 2015

Feather duster worms (Sabellastarte japonica)

Feather duster worms (Sabellastarte japonica), in their tubes, their heads hidden by clusters of feathery tentacles. Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan

Animal, Annelid, Benthic Polychaete, Branchiae, Branchial, Branchiomma Cingulata, Canalipalpata, Crown, Fan Worm, Fauna, Feathery, Intertidal, Invertebrate, Marine, Marine Invertebrate, Polychaeta, Polychete, Radioles, Sabellastarte, Sabellastarte Pottaei, Sabellidae, Sea Floor, Sea Life, Tube Worm, Two Animals, Wildlife

A hermit crab (Pagurus filholi)

A hermit crab (Pagurus filholi), in the third stage of development, the first two having occurred within the egg. It has hatched and is a zoea, with long spines, a long abdomen and large fringed antennae. Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan

Animal, Crab, Crustacean, Decapoda, Embryonic, Fauna, Hermit Crabs, Larval, Life Cycle, Malacostraca, Marine Invertebrate, Marine Life, Paguridae, Pagurus, Right Handed Crab, Sea Life, Underwater, Wildlife

Yellow clownfish (Amphiprion sandaracinos)

Yellow clownfish (Amphiprion sandaracinos), two fishes living in association with Haddon's carpet anemone (Stichodactyla haddoni), the fish having a layer of mucus to protect them from the anemone's stinging tentacles, and in return the fish lure other fish that the anemone prey on. Amami, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan