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Cape buffalo (African buffalo) (Syncerus caffer) with a red-billed oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorhynchus), Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania,East Africa,Africa
Dusky anenomefish (Amphiprion melanomas) dominant female, lives in symbiotic association with its host anemone, Matangi Island, Vanua Levu, Fiji, Pacific
Pink anenomefish (Amphoprion perideraion) dominant female, lives in symbiotic association with its host anemone, Matangi Island, Vanua Levu, Fiji, Pacific
Red lichen on rocks, Wineglass Bay, Freycinet National Park, Freycinet Peninsula, Tasmania, Australia, Pacific
Redbilled oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorhynchus) on Burchell's zebra (Equus burchelli), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa
Burchell's zebra (Equus burchelli), with redbilled oxpeckers (Buphagus erythrorhynchus), Hluhluwe Umfolozi Park, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, Africa
Symbiotic anemones cover the shell of a hermit crab, Dardanus pedunculatus, in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This tropical area in the Lesser Sunda Islands is known for both its amazing marine biodiversity as well its infamous dragons.
Burchell's zebra foal (Equus burchelli), with redbilled oxpeckers (Buphagus erythrorhynchus), Hluhluwe Umfolozi Park, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, Africa
Red lichen on rocks, Wineglass Bay, Freycinet National Park, Freycinet Peninsula, Tasmania, Australia, Pacific
Red lichen on rocks, Wineglass Bay, Freycinet National Park, Freycinet Peninsula, Tasmania, Australia, Pacific
Redbilled oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorhyncus) on impala (Aepyceros melampus), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa
Black rhinoceros or hook-lipped rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) feeding, with yellow-billed oxpecker (Buphagus africanus), Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
Black rhinoceros or hook-lipped rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) with yellow-billed oxpecker (Buphagus africanus), Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
Mobula (devil ray) (Mobula tarapacana), and remoras (Remora remora), St. Peter and St. Paul's rocks, Brazil, South America
Mobula (devil ray) (Mobula tarapacana), and remora (Remora remora), St. Peter and St. Paul's rocks, Brazil, South America
Bleached soft coral, Sinularia sp. This colony has lost its symbiotic zooxanthellae and turned white due to high water temperatures. Buyat Bay, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
Soft leather coral, Sarcophyton sp., bleaching. This soft coral has lost its symbiotic algae, zooxanthellae, and turned white due to high water temperatures. Buyat Bay, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
Coral polyps bleaching, Favia sp. Bleaching occurs when corals stress under high water temperatures and expel their symbiotic zooxanthellae. The coral will starve to death if it does not reacquire zooxanthellae. Buyat Bay, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
Underwater photographer Masa Ushioda and Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) getting cleaned by yellow tangs (Zebrasoma flavescens) and lined bristletooth (Ctenochaetus striatus), Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific
Mobula (devil ray) (Mobula tarapacana), and remora (Remora remora), St. Peter and St. Paul's rocks, Brazil, South America
Mobula (devil ray) (Mobula tarapacana), and remora (Remora remora), St. Peter and St. Paul's rocks, Brazil, South America
Mobula (devil ray) (Mobula tarapacana), and remora (Remora remora), St. Peter and St. Paul's rocks, Brazil, South America
Cladonia lichen (Cladonia sp.). Otsaportillo route. Urbasa-Andia Natural Park. Navarre, Spain, Europe
Pink Anemonefish in Magnificent Anemone, Amphiprion perideraion, Heteractis magnifica, German Channel, Micronesia, Palau
Symbiotic behaviour Symbiosis of jewel perch vermillion seabass (Cephalopholis miniata) lies at cleaning stationwith mouth wide open showing teeth rows of teeth motionless in coral reef lets cleaner wrasse bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) rid itself of parasites, Indian Ocean, Mascarene Islands, Mauritius, Africa
Symbiotic behaviour Symbiosis of giant moray (Gymnothorax javanicus) with open mouth looks directly at observer lets cleaner wrasse bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) rid itself of parasites, Indian Ocean, Mascarene Islands, Mauritius, Africa
Portrait of a Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) drinking from river carrying two cattle egrets (Bubulcus ibis) on its back in Chobe National Park, Chobe, Botswana
Portrait of a Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) drinking from river carrying two cattle egrets (Bubulcus ibis) on its back in Chobe National Park, Chobe, Botswana
This hard coral colony in the Pacific has begun to bleach, expelling its symbiotic zooxanthellae, consequences of global climate change and climate warming, Yap, Micronesia
The strings hanging off the dorsal fin of this Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) are parasitic copepods. Photographed just breaking the surface off Guadalupe Island, Mexico
A Slender Spongegoby (Phyllogobius platycephalops) and two different species of crabs. Attached to the goby are several parasites with egg cases, that will likely prove fatal over time. Many species live on the convuluted surface of this sponge, Philippin
Both a Crinoid Commensal Shrimp (Periclimenes cornutus) and a Crinoid Squat Lobster (Allogalathea elegans) on a crinoid. These tiny crustaceans are commensal on crinoids or feather stars and take their color from the host, Philippines
An Imperial commensal shrimp (Periclimenes imperator), photographed at night on the Spanish dancer nudibranch (Hexabranchus sanguineus), that it calls home, Philippines
This soft coral crab or candy crab (Hoplophrys oatesii), is wearing a decoration of soft coral polyps on top of head as camouflage, Dumaguete, Philippines
Mouth detail of a colourful and healthy Mushroom coral, Fungia fungites, that is growing on a tropical coral reef in the Philippines. Mushroom coral is unique in the coral world, in that it does not attach itself to the bottom, Philippines
The dragon shrimp (Miropandalus hardingi) on whip coral, is also known as a gorgonian sandaled shrimp, Philippines
Male and female porcelain crabs (Neopetrolisthes maculatus) are commensal in sea anemones, Philippines
Mouth detail of a colorful and healthy mushroom coral (Fungia fungites) that is growing on a tropical coral reef. Mushroom coral is unique in the coral world, in that it does not attach itself to the bottom, Philippines
Symbiotic between Randalls Prawn-Goby and Pistol Shrimp, Amblyeleotris randalli, Alpheus rapicida, Turtle Cove, Micronesia, Palau
Anemone Shrimp and Clown Anemonefish, Periclimenes tosaensis, Amphiprion ocellaris, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
Maldive Anemonefish in Magnificent Anemone, Amphiprion nigripes, Heteractis magnifica, Kandooma Caves, South Male Atoll, Maldives
Blackspotted sweetlip (Plectorhinchus gaterinus) with cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus), Sudan, Red Sea, Africa
Endemic Anemonefishes at bottom up laying USS Arkansas Battleship, Marshall Islands, Bikini Atoll, Micronesia, Pacific Ocean
Pink Anemonefish in Magnificent Anemone, Amphiprion perideraion, Heteractis magnifica, German Channel, Micronesia, Palau
Skunk clownfish (Amphiprion akallopisos) pair hidden in the bleached tentacles expelling their symbiotic alga of a magnificent anemone (Heteractis magnifica) by the extreme temperatures of the El Nino phenomenon 2024, Mayotte
Clark's Anemonefish (Amphiprion clarkii) in Magnificent Sea Anemone (Heteractis magnifica), Laha dive site, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia, Banda Sea
False Clown Anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris) in Magnificent Sea Anemone (Heteractis magnifica), Tiga Batu dive site, Bangka Island, north Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
27-year-old female researcher working on nitrogen exchange between bacteria and the roots of legumes showing an example of a nodule of bacteria attached to the roots in the rainforest of the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
Red-billed Oxpeckers (Buphagus erythrorhynchus) is sitting on the giraffe's skin. Serengeti National Park. Kenya. Tanzania.