Marine Invertebrates - northernlightsphotography

Marine Invertebrates

The plan for this gallery is that it will, at some point in the future, contain images of most of the more common and conspicious of marine invertebrates found in Arctic waters. Until that day, a small selection of more or less randomly picked species will be displayed.

Umbrella Jelly - Eutonina indicans
Norway

OBS: Photo taken of recently captured specimen. Background modified to all-black in post-processing.
Umbrella Jelly Eutonina indicans Medusa Thecate Hydroid Hydrozoa Gelatinous Plankton Zooplankton Jelly Cnidaria North Atlantic Manet Reproduction Coastal Troms Tromsø Norge Norway
Umbrella Jelly - Eutonina indicans
Norway

OBS: Photo taken of recently captured specimen. Background modified to all-black in post-processing.
Umbrella Jelly Eutonina indicans Medusa Thecate Hydroid Hydrozoa Gelatinous Plankton Zooplankton Jelly Cnidaria North Atlantic Manet Reproduction Coastal Troms Tromsø Norge Norway
Umbrella Jelly - Eutonina indicans
Norway

OBS: Photo taken of recently captured specimen. Background modified to all-black in post-processing.
Umbrella Jelly Eutonina indicans Medusa Thecate Hydroid Hydrozoa Gelatinous Plankton Zooplankton Jelly Cnidaria North Atlantic Manet Reproduction Coastal Troms Tromsø Norge Norway
Umbrella Jelly - Eutonina indicans
Norway

OBS: Photo taken of recently captured specimen. Background modified to all-black in post-processing.
Umbrella Jelly Eutonina indicans Medusa Thecate Hydroid Hydrozoa Gelatinous Plankton Zooplankton Jelly Cnidaria North Atlantic Manet Reproduction Coastal Troms Tromsø Norge Norway
Umbrella Jelly - Eutonina indicans
Norway

OBS: Photo taken of recently captured specimen. Background modified to all-black in post-processing.
Umbrella Jelly Eutonina indicans Medusa Thecate Hydroid Hydrozoa Gelatinous Plankton Zooplankton Jelly Cnidaria North Atlantic Manet Reproduction Coastal Troms Tromsø Norge Norway
Copepod - Hoppekreps
probably Acartia sp.

Norway
Copepod Hoppkräfta Hoppekreps Dyreplankton Acartia Green Zooplankton Plankton Marine Species Underwater Kvaløya Tromsø Troms Norge Norway
Northern Comb Jelly - Lobekammanet - Bolinopsis infundibulum
Norway
Northern Comb Jelly Lobed Comb Jelly Comb Jelly Ctenophore Lobekammanet Ribbemanet Zooplankton Predator Prey Plankton Marine Species Underwater UW Jelly Kammanet Manet Jellyfish Bolinopsis infundibulum Lobemanet Norge Norway
Comb Jelly - Agurkkammanet - Beroe cucumis
Norway
Beroe Beroe cucumis Ribbemanet Comb Jelly Gelatinous Ctenophore Agurkammanet Zooplankton Plankton Marine Species Underwater UW Jelly Kammanet Manet Jellyfish Agurkmanet Norge Norway
Sea Butterfly - Kvalåte - Clione limacina
Clione limacina Sea Butterfly Sea Angel Kvalåte Havsängel Sea Devil Pteropod Plankton Zooplankton Dyreplankton Arktis Marine Species Norway Svalbard Arctic Polar Cold Climate Fauna Kongsfjorden
Comb Jelly - Agurkkammanet - Beroe cucumis
Beroe Beroe cucumis Comb Jelly Ctenophore Zooplankton Gelatinous Agurkmanet Agurkkammanet Kammanet Ribbemanet UW Plankton Marine Species Underwater Jelly Manet Jellyfish
Arctic Comb Jelly - Arktiskammanet - Mertensia ovum
Mertensia ovum Arctic comb jelly Comb jelly Sea nut Arktiskammanet Arktis Kammanet Bioluminescence Polar Arctic Gelatinous Zooplankton Plankton Ctenophore Svalbard Kongsfjorden Norge Norway
Hula Skirt Siphonophore - Hulaskjørt - Physophora hydrostatica
OBS This photo consists of two separate photos that have been merged in post-processing and the nectophores (swimming bells) have been "cut up" a bit. The end result is very far from good but this species is so fascinating that I had to try and make a "fake-photo" of it. The upper part (nectophores + pneumatophore) was photographed on land wheres the "skirt" and tentacles were photographed at sea just after capture.

Found off the island Håja outside Tromsø in Northern Norway
Physophora hydrostactica Hula skirt siphonophore Siphonophore Sifonofor Deep Sea Pneumatophore Manet Hydrozoa Colony Plankton Zooplankton Jellyfish Hula Skirt Hulaskjørt Upwelling Norge Norway
Cross Jelly - Korsmanet - Staurostoma mertensii
Norway
Cross jelly Staurostoma mertensi Staurostoma Staurophora Hydroid Hydrozoa Cnidaria Invertebrate Medusa Korsmanet Manet Copepod Plankton UW Underwater Marine Lofoten Vesterålen Norway Norge
Cross Jelly - Korsmanet - Staurostoma mertensii
Cross jelly Staurostoma mertensi Staurostoma Staurophora Hydroid Hydrozoa Cnidaria Invertebrate Medusa Korsmanet Manet Copepod Plankton UW Underwater Marine Lofoten Vesterålen Norway Norge
The Comb Jellies Beroe cucumis and Bolinopsis infundibulum
Norway
Beroe Beroe cucumis Ribbemanet Lobemanet Comb Jelly Ctenophore Agurkammanet Zooplankton Predator Prey Hydrozoa Medusa Plankton Marine Species Underwater UW Jelly Kammanet Manet Jellyfish Bolinopsis infundibulum Agurkmanet Norge Norway
Northern Comb Jelly - Lobekammanet - Bolinopsis infundibulum
Norway
Northern Comb Jelly Lobed Comb Jelly Comb Jelly Ctenophore Lobekammanet Ribbemanet Zooplankton Predator Prey Plankton Marine Species Underwater UW Jelly Kammanet Manet Jellyfish Bolinopsis infundibulum Lobemanet Norge Norway
Ophiopluteus larva
Ophiopluteus Ophiuroidea Larva Larvstadie Plankton Larval drift Echinoderm Brittle star Slangestjerne Zooplankton Dyreplankton Metamorphosis Invertebrate Marine Fauna Arctic Barents Sea Svalbard Species Identification Photo Norge Norway
Ophiopleura borealis
Ophiopleura borealis Ophiopleura Brittlestar Slangestjerne Ormstjärna Echinoderm Barents Sea Arctic Arktis Identification Forskning Epifauna Benthos UNIS Research Spitsbergen Svalbard Norge Norway
Deeplet Sea Anemone - Muddersjørose - Bolocera tuediae
Sea Anemone Deeplet Sea Anemone Bolocera tuediae Muddersjørose Havsanemon Cnidaria Actinaria Sjøanemone Invertebrate Marine Fauna Benthos Benthic Arctic Arktis Barents Sea Svalbard Species Identification Photo Norge Norway
Eurythenes gryllus
Eurythenes gryllus Crustacea Amphipod Tangloppe Amfipod Åtseleter Cosmopolitan Invertebrate Marine Fauna Arctic Barents Sea Svalbard Kongsfjorden Bentho pelagic Scavenger Species Identification Photo Red Norge Norway
Gammarus wilkitzkii
Gammarus wilkitzkii Gammarus Amphipod Ice amphipod Arctic Svalbard Panarctic Sea ice Tangloppe Crustacean Invertebrate Sympagic Ice Sympagic Fauna Ice associated Marine Spitsbergen Norway Norge
Acanthostepheia malmgreni
Acanthostepheia malmgreni Amphipod Arthropoda Malacostraca Crustacea Tangloppe Amfipod Invertebrate Marine Fauna Arctic Barents Sea Svalbard Species Identification Photo Norge Norway
Anonyx sp.
Anonyx Anonyx sp Anonyx nugax Anonyx bispinosus Crustacea Amphipod Tangloppe Amfipod Invertebrate Marine Fauna Arctic Barents Sea Svalbard Scavenger Species Identification Photo Norge Norway
Socarnes sp.
Socarnes Socarnes sp.Crustacea Amphipod Tangloppe Amfipod Invertebrate Marine Fauna Arctic Barents Sea Svalbard Species Identification Photo Norge Norway
Saduria sabini
Saduria sabini Ishavslus Isopoda Isopod Mesidotea Arctic Circumpolar Cold water Marine Invertebrate Polar Fauna Barents Sea Svalbard Species Identification Photo Norge Norway
Unidentified Porifera - Sponge
Porifera Sponge Svamp Invertebrate Benthic Fauna Marine Barents Sea Arctic Arktis Identification Svalbard Norge Norway
Snow Crab - Snøkrabbe - Chionoecetes opilio
This specimen is the first record of the species in a fjord around Svalbard. Detected on a research cruise with R/V Helmer Hanssen in August 2017
Snow Crab Chionoecetes opilio Snøkrabbe Krabbe Crab University of Tromsø Climate Invasive Barents Sea Arctic Historic 2017 Forskning Benthos Research UNIS Northernmost Record Spitsbergen Svalbard Raudfjorden Norge Norway
Snow Crab - Snøkrabbe - Chionoecetes opilio
This specimen is the first record of the species in a fjord around Svalbard (Raudfjorden). Detected on a research cruise with R/V Helmer Hanssen in August 2017
Snow Crab Chionoecetes opilio Snøkrabbe Krabbe Crab University of Tromsø Climate Invasive Barents Sea Arctic Historic 2017 Forskning Research Trawling Northernmost Record Spitsbergen Svalbard Raudfjorden Norge Norway
Baltic Clam - Østersjøskjell - Limecola balthica
Limecola balthica Macoma baltica Baltic clam Baltic tellin Østersjøskjell Östersjömussla Bivalve Mollusc Shell Photo Identification Clam Mussla Atlantic Norge Norway
Mud Star - Muddersjøstjerne - Ctenodiscus crispatus
Ctenodiscus crispatus Mud Star Muddersjøstjerne Cookie cutter Seastar Sea Star Seastar Sjøstjerne Sjöstjärna Invertebrate Benthic Fauna Marine Echinoderm Barents Sea Arktis Identification Svalbard Norge Norway
Poraniomorpha
Probably Poraniomorpha tumida
Poraniomorpha Sea Star Seastar Sjøstjerne Sjöstjärna Invertebrate Benthic Fauna Marine Echinoderm Barents Sea Arktis Identification Svalbard Norge Norway
Solaster
Identified as Solaster glacialis
Solaster Solaster glacialis Sea Star Seastar Sjøstjerne Sjöstjärna Invertebrate Benthic Fauna Marine Echinoderm Barents Sea Arktis Identification Svalbard Norge Norway
Pteraster
Identified as Pteraster obscurus
Pteraster Pteraster obscurus Sea Star Seastar Sjøstjerne Sjöstjärna Invertebrate Benthic Fauna Marine Echinoderm Barents Sea Arktis Identification Svalbard Norge Norway
Basket star - Medusahode - Gorgonocephalus arcticus
Gorgonocephalus Gorgonocephalus arcticus Basket star Gorgons Head Medusahode Medusahuvud Ormstjärna Slangestjerne Ophiuroidea Arktis Invertebrate Fauna Marine Barents Sea Identification Svalbard Norge Norway
Gonatus fabricii
Gonatus fabricii Gonatus Squid Cephalopod Boreoatlantic Armhook Squid Boreoatlantic gonate squid Gonatidae Blekksprut Bläckfisk Invertebrate Fauna Marine Barentshavet Barents Sea Arktis Identification Spitsbergen Svalbard Norge Norway
Rossia sp.
Rossia Cephalopod Blekksprut Bläckfisk Invertebrate Fauna Marine Barentshavet Barents Sea Arktis Identification Spitsbergen Svalbard Norge Norway
Northern Shrimp - Dypvannsreke - Pandalus borealis
Pandalus borealis Northern prawn Prawn Northern shrimp Shrimp Cold water shrimp Dypvannsreke Nordhavsräka Reke Räka Invertebrate Fauna Marine Barentshavet Barents Sea Arktis Commercial Seafood Identification Spitsbergen Svalbard Norge Norway
Molpadia borealis
Molpadia borealis Ankyroderma jeffreysii Holothuroidea Sjögurka Sjøpølse Sea cucumber Invertebrate Benthic Fauna Marine Barents Sea Arktis Identification Svalbard Norge Norway
Molpadia borealis
Molpadia borealis Ankyroderma jeffreysii Holothuroidea Sjögurka Sjøpølse Sea cucumber Invertebrate Benthic Fauna Marine Barents Sea Arktis Identification Svalbard Norge Norway
Northern Comb Jelly - Lobekammanet - Bolinopsis infundibulum
Norway

small specimen
Northern Comb Jelly Lobed Comb Jelly Comb Jelly Ctenophore Lobekammanet Ribbemanet Zooplankton Predator Prey Plankton Marine Species Underwater UW Jelly Kammanet Manet Jellyfish Bolinopsis infundibulum Lobemanet Norge Norway