APHOTOFAUNA

An online educational resource dedicated to the photography of
terrestrial wildlife and their habitats, found across South-West
England and the Devon and Cornwall Peninsula by David Fenwick.

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Quagga mussel
Dreissena bugensis
- a group / collection of shells 1

Quagga mussel
Dreissena bugensis
- a group / collection of shells 2

Quagga mussel
Dreissena bugensis
- a group / collection of shells 3

Quagga mussel
Dreissena bugensis
- a group / collection of shells 4

Quagga mussel
Dreissena bugensis
- shell 1

Specimen here were loaned from a private collection in the UK for the purposes of photography, 16.01.16. The specimens here were collected on stones in shallow water at Albert Kanaal, Grobbendonk, Belgium.

The Quagga mussel, Dreissena bungensis is a non-native invasive freshwater mussel and is closely related to the Zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha. The Quagga mussel is a serious pest in certain areas of the UK, such as at some sites in south-east and can occur with the Zebra mussel.

APHOTOFAUNA supports open source data recording and sharing for the benefit of wildlife, recorders, research, science and education. The project works closely with the following bodies and organisations.

The Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland
Helping to understand, identify, record, and conserve molluscs.

The CISFBR or Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Federation of Biological Recorders is an independent umbrella organisation supporting independent recorders and recording groups in the county of Cornwall.

The Cornish Biodiversity Network or CBN is the largest open source wildlife database in Cornwall that sends open source data to the NBN (National Biodiversity Network). It is a new recording system based on the ERICA database, the largest recording resource in Cornwall. The CBN best supports the activities and needs of the independent recording community and recording groups in Cornwall.

The National Biodiversity Network or NBN is a charity that supports open source data sharing and recording supporting conservation, science and education.
"Why do recorders need open source?". Simply because it supports the core values of wildlife recording and the free use of records and data over a very wide network that includes partners like the Natural History Museum.

The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help

people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.