Image Gallery: Jellyfish, anemone and coral photos

Anemones, corals, jellyfishes and hydroids are collectively known as cnidarians. Many of these animals look very different from each other, but most cnidarians go through two basic body plans at some point in their life cycle - a free-swimming jellyfish (medusa) stage and an anemone (polyp) stage.

Smooth Rock Crab sitting on sponge and algae Smooth Rock Crab sitting on sponge and algae
Jimble floating in water Jimble floating in water
Purple Stinger floating in water Purple Stinger floating in water
Blue bottles washed ashore Blue bottles washed ashore