Photo Gallery

CClick on the image or its title to see:

a larger image

OR

more information on that species.

Click here for photo submission instructions.

Protozoa & Rotifers Cnidarians & Ctenophores
Decapods & Higher Crustaceans Larval fishes
Copepods & Lower Crustaceans Other


Phytoplankton

Odontella mobiliensis (diatom)
Coscinodiscus sp. Ceratium sp. ((dinoflagellate)

Trichodesmium sp. (Cyanobacterium)

   
     



Protozoa & Rotifers

 
Radiolarian






Cnidarians & Ctenophores
Obelia sp. (hydromedusa)
Margelopsis gibbesii (hydromedusa)

Margelopsis gibbesii Male (hydromedusa)

Nemopsis bachei (hydromedusa)
Clytia sp. (hydromedusa)
Rathkea octopunctata (hydromedusa) .

Hydractinia minuta/minima (Hydromedusa)

Stomatoca sp. (hydromedusa)







Copepods & Lower Crustaceans

Caligus sp. (parasitic caligoid copepod)

Argulus sp. (fish louse, parasitic) (Branchiura)

 

 

Pseudodiaptomus pelagicus(calanoid copepod)

 

Labidocera aestiva (calanoid copepod)
z
Rhincalanus spp. nauplius(calanoid copepod)
Eurytemora affinis w/eggs (calanoid copepod)
Acartia tonsa (calanoid copepod)
Acartia hudsonica (calanoid copepod)

Centropages typicus female (calanoid copepod)

Centropages typicus male (calanoid copepod)

Centropages haematus female (calanoid copepod)

Corycaeus amazonicus (cyclopoid copepod)

Oithona colcarva (cyclopoid copepod)

Sapphirina sp. (copepod)

Macrosetella gracilis (harpacticoid copepod)

Monstrillid copepod

Ergasilus (parasitic copepod))

Candacia armata

(Calanoid copepod)

zz
ostracod
ostracod
Leptodora kindtii (giant water flea)
 
Barnacle cyprid larva larva
cryptoniscus stage of a parasitic isopod
Edotia triloba (isopod)
 
"Corophium sp. (gammarid amphipod) sp.
". (gammarid amphipod) p.
"Hyperia (Hyperiid amphipod) sp.
a
"Amphiporeia virginiana. (gammarid amphipod) sp.
a
"Cerapus tubularis (gammarid amphipod) sp.
 
a
Leucon americana (cumacean)
"Oxyurostylis smithi (cumacean) sp.
 
"Neomysis americana (mysid) sp.
"Americamysis bigelowi (mysid) sp.
"Metamysidopsis swifti (mysid) sp.

 

Decapods & Higher crustaceans

Mantis shrimp
""Callianassa" sp. (ghost shrimp) sp.
"Upogebia affinis (mud shrimp) Late zoea sp.
"Crangon septemspinosa (sevenspine bay shrimp) sp.
"Polyonyx gibbesi (porcelain crab) zoea s
"Euceramus praelongus (porcelain crab) sp.

Pagurus longicarpus (hermit crab) zoea

Lepidopa websteri (mole crab) zoea

Lucifer faxoni
"Palaemonetes sp. (grass shrimp) zoea I s

"Snapping shrimp zoea (Alpheid shrimp) sp.

"Ovalipes ocellatus (lady crab ) sp.
"Carcinus maenas (green shore crab) zoea sp.
"Pinnixa sayana (pea crab) sp.
a
"Tumidotheres maculatus (pea crab) sp.
"Zaops ostreum (oyster pea crab) zoeap.
"Hexapanopeus angustifrons (mud crab) zoeap.

Dyspanopeus sp (mud crab) zoea

Uca pugilator zoea (Fiddler crab)

Emerita talpoida zoea I (sand crab)
Emerita talpoida zoea 5-6 (sand crab)

Cancer borealis (Jonah crab) zoea

"Carcinus maenas (green shore crab megalopa) sp.
 

Naushonia crangonoides zoea (Mud shrimp)

Libinia sp. (Spider crab)

Hemigrapsus sanguineus (Asian Shore Crab)

 







Larval fishes

Spot
Pinfish
"drum"
Anchovy egg
Anchovy
 






Other

Early Polychaete larva
"amphioxus"
Nematode
"aActinotroch larva of a phoronid

"aLarvacean (Oikopleura) (Urochordata)

Thalia democratica (salp)
"aTadpole larva of a sea squirt
"aCreseis (pteropod mollusc)

Cavolina sp. (Pteropod mollusc)

"baby squid
Sea spider (pycnogonid)

Brittle star Pluteus larva

 

a

Sea star Brachiolaria larva

 

a

Tomopteris (pelagic polychaete)

 

a

Myrianida (polychaete) with eggs

 







 
Zooplankton of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts    Contact Us    For the Teacher    Creature of the Month Archives    Web Links    Creature of the Month    New Information    Tricks & Techniques    Disclaimer    Home