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Scientists discovered this 1.5-m (5-ft) tall yellow bamboo coral in 2007 off the coast of Hawaii in 1,459 m (4,787 ft) of water.
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New Bamboo Coral Discovery

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This new species of lobster (Dinochelus ausubeli) is blind and has bizarre claws. It was discovered about 300 meters (984 feet) deep in the Philippine Sea by a Census of Marine Life expedition.
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Blind Lobster

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This jelly’s red color provides camouflage in the ocean depths.
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Unidentified Comb Jelly

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Scientist Martha Nizinski holds a squat lobster (Eumunida picta) collected at the Lophelia reefs off Cape Lookout, North Carolina.    
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Squat Lobster from Reefs of North Carolina

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Two new species of sea stars were discovered in the deep sea: Paulasterias tyleri (on the left) in a North Pacific hydrothermal vent community, and Paulasterias mcclaini (on the right) in the deep sea off the coast of Antarctica.
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The Discovery of Two Extreme Sea Stars

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A close-up image of deep-sea fish Argyropelecus aculeatus
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15 Creatures in the Gulf of Mexico that are Stranger Than Fiction

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A tusk shell hermit crab peeks out of his shell.
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Tusk Shell Hermit Crab

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Nine small invertebrates held on two fingers.
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On Biodiversity: Understanding its Meaning and Importance

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Gerardia, or gold coral, species often have a tree-like shape, as evident in this specimen.
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Gold Coral

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This 200-year-old bamboo coral colony is growing on the Davidson Seamount. The skeleton has bamboo-like segments.
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Bamboo Coral

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Red and white riftia worms living in a deep-sea vent.
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Riftia Worms: One Species at a Time

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A species of sea cucumber from the Arctic discovered by Census of Marine Life researchers.
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Arctic Sea Cucumber

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