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Story: Corals, anemones and jellyfish

All images and media

From page 1 - Cnidaria – the nettle animals

Polyp and medusa body shapes

Polyp and medusa body shapes

The five classes of cnidarians

The five classes of cnidarians

Exploring rock pools

Exploring rock pools

From page 2 - True corals and sea anemones

Bamboo coral

Sea pens

Bubblegum coral

Bubblegum coral

Black coral

Cup corals

Sea anemones

Sea anemones (1st of 6)

Wandering anemone

Wandering anemone (2nd of 6)

Red sea anemone

Red sea anemone (3rd of 6)

Camouflaged anemone

Camouflaged anemone (4th of 6)

Green sea anemone

Green sea anemone (5th of 6)

An anemone cluster

An anemone cluster (6th of 6)

From page 3 - Hydroids and siphonophores

Mussel's beard

Red coral

Hydroids feeding

Hydroids feeding

Washed-up Portuguese men-of-war

Washed-up Portuguese men-of-war

From page 4 - Jellyfish

Moon jellyfish

Fossil conulariid

Fossil conulariid

How to cite this page:

Dennis Gordon, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/corals-anemones-and-jellyfish/media (accessed 3 February 2023)

Story by Dennis Gordon, published 12 Jun 2006, updated 26 Sep 2016