During their work, the staff of the Nazca Institute had the opportunity to register in photographs a great variety of sea life. Within this section, a small display of the immense biodiversity found along the Ecuadorian coast is shown here (all the photographs are copyrighted by Nazca Institute for Marine Research)
Cnidaria (medusae and polyps)
Unidentified jellyfishMedusa no identificada Read more
Unidentified jellyfishMedusa no identificada Read more
Psammocora stellataPsammocora stellata Read more
Tubastrea coccineaTubastrea coccinea Read more
Eugorgia sp. (1), Heterogrogia verrucosa (2), Lophogorgia alba (3), Muricea fructicosa (4), Pacifigorgia sp. close-up (5). Eugorgia sp. (1), Heterogorgia verrucosa (2), Lophogorgia alba (3), Muricea fructicosa (4), Pacifigorgia sp. detalle (5). Read more
Unidentified ZoanthidZoanthidos no identificados Read more
Anthopleura sp. / Pachycerianthus fimbriatusAnthopleura sp. / Pachycerianthus fimbriatus. Read more
Unidentified anemone.Anémona no identificada. Read more
Echinodermata (echinoderms)
Toxopneustes roseusToxopneustes roseus Read more
Heliaster cumingii Heliaster cumingii Read more
Porifera (sponges)
Aplysilla sulphureaAplysilla sulphurea Read more
Unidentified SpongeEsponja no identificada Read more
