Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Bulb-Tentacle Sea Anemone - Entacmaea quadricolor

Bulb-Tentacle Sea Anemone

Haeckel's Anemone - Actinostephanus haeckeli

Haeckel's Anemone

Beaded Sea Anemone - Heteractis aurora

Beaded Sea Anemone

Leathery Sea Anemone - Radianthus crispa

Leathery Sea Anemone

Magnificent Sea Anemone - Radianthus magnifica

Magnificent Sea Anemone

Merten's Sea Anemone - Stichodactyla mertensii

Merten's Sea Anemone

Adhesive Sea Anemone - Cryptodendrum adhaesivum

Adhesive Sea Anemone

Hermit Crab Anemone - Calliactis polypus

Hermit Crab Anemone

Tube-Dwelling Anemones

Cerianthus sp. 1 - Cerianthus sp. 1

Cerianthus sp. 1

Paracorynactis hoplites - Paracorynactis hoplites

Paracorynactis hoplites

Giant Cup Mushroom - Amplexidiscus fenestrafer

Giant Cup Mushroom

Thecate Hydroids

White Stinger - Macrorhynchia philippina

Pachyrhynchia cuppressina - Pachyrhynchia cuppressina

Pachyrhynchia cuppressina

Athecate Hydroids

Christmas Tree Hydroid - Pennaria disticha

Christmas Tree Hydroid

By-the-Wind Sailor - Velella velella

By-the-Wind Sailor

Portuguese Man o' War - Physalia physalis

Portuguese Man o' War

Box Jellyfishes

Sea Wasp - Alatina alata

True Jellyfishes

Sea Thimble Jelly - Linuche unguiculata

Sea Thimble Jelly

Purple Crowned Jellyfish - Netrostoma setouchianum

Purple Crowned Jellyfish

Spotted Jelly - Mastigias papua

Common Moon Jelly - Aurelia aurita

Common Moon Jelly

Sea Mat - Palythoa tuberculosa

Venus Girdle - Cestum veneris

Benthic Comb Jellies

Benthoplana meteoris - Benthoplana meteoris

Benthoplana meteoris

Coeloplana astericola - Coeloplana astericola

Coeloplana astericola

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