General Information On Marine Invertebrates

• http://www.arabianwildlife.com/marine_invertebrates
  
• http://www.oceanicresearch.org/education/wonders/lesson.html
  educational site with informative text and excellent photographs
• http://www.seasky.org/reeflife/sea2.html
  attractive website with information and photographs on marine life of the coral reef
• http://oceanlink.island.net/biodiversity/ask/ask.html
  ‘Ask a Marine Scientist’ information on marine life in question and answer format
• http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/help/topic.html
  index page for marine biology topics from the University of California Museum of Palaeontology
• http://www.pbs.org/kcet/shapeoflife/animals/index.html
  information on marine and terrestrial invertebrates
• http://www.seaweb.org/home.php
  conserving the oceans; excellent links to other relevant websites in resources section
• http://www.uaeinteract.com/uaeint_misc/pdf/perspectives/14.pdf
  A Survey of the Habitats, Invertebrate Fauna and Environmental Sensitivity of the Mainland Coast of the UAE, with lnformation on Status and Distribution of Crustaceans (Emirates Natural History Group)

Sponges

• http://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/porifera/porifera.php?p=search
  useful database where you can look up sponges by species name
• http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/invertebrates/sponge/coloring.shtml
  information and diagrams from educational site aimed at primary-level children

Corals, Jellyfish And Sea Anemones

• http://www.enhg.org/bulletin/b09/09_06.htm
  article on the corals of Abu Dhabi from Emirates Natural History Group
• http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/197806/coral.in.the.gulf.htm
  article on corals in Arabian Gulf from Saudi Aramco World
• http://www.oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/corals/coral01_intro.html
  excellent information on all aspects of corals and coral reefs
• http://www.bishopmuseum.org/research/pbs/Oman-coral-book/
  online book ‘Corals of Oman’ – extensive material on corals found in Arabian waters

Worms

• http://www.mesa.edu.au/friends/seashores/worms.html
  informative text, diagrams and photos related to marine worms

Crabs

• http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/crust/crabbiol.html
  biology of crabs

Molluscs

• http://www.enhg.org/bulletin/b35/35_21.htm
  Marine Molluscs and the Arabian Peninsula – article from Emirates Natural History Group
• http://www.enhg.org/bulletin/b16/16_31.htm
  an article on sea shells from Emirates Natural History Group
• http://www.thecephalopodpage.org/
  website dedicated to information on squid, octopuses and cuttlefish

Echinoderms

• http://www.starfish.ch/reef/echinoderms.html
  information and photos on a variety of echinoderms
• http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Echinodermata.html
  fairly advanced, but useful for second-level students
• http://phylogeny.arizona.edu/tree/eukaryotes/animals/echinodermata/echinodermata.html
  Tree of Life website – quite advanced, but useful for secondary school students; arranged taxonomically