The sea pen, aka sea pansies, are a cosmopolitan species that can be found in oceans all over the world. These peculiar creatures spend their lives partially dug into the substrate with their feather-like proboscis sticking
The sea squirt, aka tunicate or ascidian, is a sessile (organism that is permanently fixed to a surface) that can be found in oceans all over the world and at all depths. They typically dwell on rocks, pier pilings, ship
The sea pig is a type of sea cucumber. They can be found in oceans all over the world. But good luck finding 1 of these critters. They dwell on the ocean floor, at depths of up to 16,000 feet. These echinoderms are
The nudibranch, aka sea slug, can be found throughout the shallower water of the world’s oceans. Some nudibranchs can be found at depths of up to 8,200 feet. There are over 3,000 known species
The sponge has been around for an awfully long time; 600 million years! That is since the Precambrian period of our planet’s history. With approximately 8,550 different described species
The freshwater jellyfish, aka peach blossom jellyfish, originally hails from the Yangtze River valley in China. However, is has been introduced to every continent, sans Antarctica
The sand dollar, aka sand cake, cake urchin, or sea biscuit, has been collected as a beach souvenir for the longest time. You’ve probably seen them adorning a wicker basket in someone’s beach-themed
After the European Limax cinereoniger, the California banana slug is the second largest slug in the world. Banana slugs are native to the redwood forests in the Pacific coast in North America
Now I’m not referring to lawyers, I’m talking about the blood sucking worm-like creatures. The leech is found all over the world, sans the Arctic and Antarctica, usually in stagnant or vernal pools. They feast on blood meals and can get quite large doing so; especially the
The sea cucumber is found throughout the world’s oceans. The sea cucumber belongs to a group of animals called echinoderms. Their closest relatives happen to be starfish as well as sea urchins. There are over 1,200 known species of sea cucumber!
