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
Spongomorpha arcta (Dillwyn) Kützing, 1849 - Green Tarantula Weed or Dillwyn's Spongy Weed
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Dillwyn's Spongy Weed
Spongomorpha arcta
- thallus 1

Dillwyn's Spongy Weed
Spongomorpha arcta
- thallus 2

Dillwyn's Spongy Weed
Spongomorpha arcta
- thallus 3

Dillwyn's Spongy Weed
Spongomorpha arcta
- branch tip 1

Dillwyn's Spongy Weed
Spongomorpha arcta
- with 0.1mm division rule 1

Dillwyn's Spongy Weed
Spongomorpha arcta
- straight shoot tips 1

Dillwyn's Spongy Weed
Spongomorpha arcta
- hooked shoot tip 1

Dillwyn's Spongy Weed
Spongomorpha arcta
- cells under microscope 1

Specimens above were found on the lowershore at Wherry Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall. 08.05.16.

Dillwyn's Spongy Weed
Spongomorpha arcta
- in lowershore pool on boulder 1

Dillwyn's Spongy Weed
Spongomorpha arcta
- in lowershore pool on boulder 2

Dillwyn's Spongy Weed
Spongomorpha arcta
- in lowershore pool on boulder 3

Dillwyn's Spongy Weed
Spongomorpha arcta
- in lowershore pool on boulder 4

Dillwyn's Spongy Weed
Spongomorpha arcta
- in lowershore pool on boulder 5

Dillwyn's Spongy Weed
Spongomorpha arcta
- in lowershore pool on boulder 6

Dillwyn's Spongy Weed
Spongomorpha arcta
- in lowershore pool 1

Dillwyn's Spongy Weed
Spongomorpha arcta
- in lowershore pool 2

Dillwyn's Spongy Weed
Spongomorpha arcta
- in lowershore pool 3

Species found in a lowershore pool at Chimney Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall. 02.04.11.

AlgaeBase

AlgaeBase is a database of information on algae that includes terrestrial, marine and freshwater organisms.

Spongomorpha arcta Dillwyns Spongy Weed or Green Tarantula seaweed 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.