APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Amathia imbricata (Adams, 1798) - A ctenostome bryozoan (Bryozoan images)
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Ctenostome bryozoan
Amathia imbricata
- found on Fucus guiryi 1

Specimen above found on the brown algae Fucus guiryi, Guiry's Wrack, alongside the Harbour Car Park at Penzance Harbour, Penzance, Cornwall. 13.06.15.

Ctenostome bryozoan
Amathia imbricata
- found on a marina pontoon 1

Ctenostome bryozoan
Amathia imbricata
- found on a marina pontoon 2

Ctenostome bryozoan
Amathia imbricata
- with 0.1mm division rule 1

Specimen above found growing on pontoons at Premier Marina, Falmouth, Cornwall. 07.05.15.

Ctenostome bryozoan
Amathia imbricata
- branch 1

Ctenostome bryozoan
Amathia imbricata
- clusters of zooids 1

Ctenostome bryozoan
Amathia imbricata
- cluster of zooids 1

Ctenostome bryozoan
Amathia imbricata
- on Fucus 1

Specimen above found attached to the base of Fucus species, wracks, at Gillian Harbour, St. Anthony-in-Meneage, near Helford, Cornwall. 07.03.15.

Ctenostome bryozoan
Amathia imbricata
- on Ascophyllum nodosum 1

Ctenostome bryozoan
Amathia imbricata
- on Ascophyllum nodosum 2

Ctenostome bryozoan
Amathia imbricata
- on Ascophyllum nodosum 3

Ctenostome bryozoan
Amathia imbricata
- on Ascophyllum nodosum 4

Ctenostome bryozoan
Amathia imbricata
- on Ascophyllum nodosum 5

Specimen above found near base of Egg wrack, Ascophyllum nodosum, on the middleshore at Great Hogus, Marazion, Cornwall. 20.05.14.

Amathia imbricata (Adams, 1798) syn. Bowerbankia imbricata (Adams, 1798)

Bowerbankia imbricata Ctenostome Bryozoan Images
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.