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Chrysaora quinquecirrha (known as the Atlantic sea nettle or East Coast sea nettle) — Chrysaora quinquecirrha (known as the Atlantic…

Heliopora coerulea (Blue Coral)

Plate coral: crown of thorns damage

Catostylus mosaicus (Jelly Blubber)

Conceptual diagram illustrating the structure of a coral polyp. — Structure of a coral polyp

Pocillopora meandrina (Cauliflower Coral)

Anemones are voracious eaters. Stinging cells (nematocytes) on their tentacles parlyze small prey. Photographed at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. — Anemone

Moon jellyfish, named for their translucent, moonlike circular bell. Moon jellies have a short, fine fringe (cilia) that sweeps food toward the mucous layer on the edge of the bell. Prey is stored in pouches until the oral arms pick it up and begin to digest it. Photographed at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. — Moon jellyfish (Aurelia labiata)

Sea nettles hunt by trailing tentacles and mouth-arms covered in stinging cells which paralyze and capture prey, moving them to the mouth where they can be digested. Photographed at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. — Sea nettles (Chrysaora fuscescens)

Acropora: black band disease

Acropora: brown band disease

Purple-striped jellies mysteriously appear near the shores of Monterey in certain seasons. Young cancer crabs are often found clinging to these jellies, even inside the gut. The crab helps the jelly by eating parasitic amphipods. Photographed at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. — Purple-striped Jelly (Chrysaora colorata)

Acropora cervicornis: bleached

Mushroom coral (Fungiidae)

Octocoral (Octocorallia)

Porites (Finger Coral)

Porites lobata (lobe coral)

Porites lobata: bleached

Black Sea nettles in the New England Aquarium. — Black Sea nettle

Gorgonian: sea fan

Gorgonian: sea whip

Acropora cervicornis (Staghorn Coral)

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