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.

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Cheilostome bryozoan
Escharoides coccinea
- zooids 1

Cheilostome bryozoan
Escharoides coccinea
- zooids 2

Cheilostome bryozoan
Escharoides coccinea
- zooids 3

Cheilostome bryozoan
Escharoides coccinea
- buoy topmark 1

Specimen above was found on a topmark from Lowlee cardinal buoy, which was washed-up at Marazion, Cornwall. 07.12.15. The images of the specimen were taken on 05.04.16, the topmark was left in the sun and rain, to bleach and wash off any brine from the zooids.

Cheilostome bryozoan
Escharoides coccinea
- on plastic flotsam 1

Cheilostome bryozoan
Escharoides coccinea
- close-up 1

Cheilostome bryozoan
Escharoides coccinea
- close-up 2

Specimen above found on the side of a large plastic cement box, washed-up at Marazion, Cornwall. 04.11.13.

I am grateful to Dr. John Bishop of the Marine Biological Association in Plymouth, for the confirmation of the species here.

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.