An Antarctic giant isopod (Glyptonotus antarcticus) and a few sea stars (Odontaster validus) are frozen in newly formed anchor ice.
This bigfin reef squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana) is torpedo-shaped and more closely resembles cuttlefish than squid
Long-armed starfish (Luidia sarsi) has recently metamorphosed after casting off its larval body.
Octopuses have poisonous saliva and the bite of some species can be fatal to humans.
Fire coral (Millepora alcicornis), a hydrocoral, stings fiercely upon contact
A candy-cane sea star (Fromis monilis) is within arm's reach of a feather star (Comanthina nobilis).
Here's a close-up of a fierce sand crab. Crabs have 10 legs, and in some species, the front two are modified to form large, pincherlike claws. Which animal do they call the "hedgehog of the sea"?
The iridescent red-and-blue spines of the globe urchin give it a formal look, which lends to its other nickname, the "tuxedo urchin."
This sea cucumber has its feeding tentacles extended. After sea cucumbers catch food this way, they stuff their tentacles into their mouths
A strawberry anemone (Tealia lofotensis) captures drift kelp with its tentacles. The animal feeds on kelp and encrusting animals.
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