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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Crystal jelly
Aequorea vitrina
- alongside marina pontoon 1

Crystal jelly
Aequorea vitrina
- alongside marina pontoon 2

Crystal jelly
Aequorea vitrina
- alongside marina pontoon 3

Specimen above found swimming near Port Pendennis Marina, Falmouth, Cornwall. 30.06.15.

Crystal jelly
Aequorea vitrina
- rare conjoined / double-belled specimen 1

Crystal jelly
Aequorea vitrina
- rare conjoined / double-belled specimen 2

The conjoined specimen above was found at Roskilley, near Newlyn, Cornwall, 12.08.20. Images above were taken by and are copyright Gabrielle Grant, who found this unusual specimen. Peter Schuchert commented and said 'The two are fused indicating that they were regenerating from fragmented larger specimens'.

Crystal jelly
Aequorea vitrina
- stranded at low tide 1

Crystal jelly
Aequorea vitrina
- dorsal view of bell 1

Crystal jelly
Aequorea vitrina
- dorsal view of bell 2

Crystal jelly
Aequorea vitrina
- dorsal view of bell 3

Crystal jelly
Aequorea vitrina
- bloom 1

Crystal jelly
Aequorea vitrina
- bloom 2

Crystal jelly
Aequorea vitrina
- in pool 1

Crystal jelly
Aequorea vitrina
- in pool 2

Many hundreds stranded on the shore at Treyarnon Beach, near Padstow, Cornwall. 19.09.09.

Crystal jelly
Aequorea vitrina
- marginal tentacles 1

Crystal jelly
Aequorea vitrina
- marginal tentacles 2

Crystal jelly
Aequorea vitrina
- marginal tentacles 3

Crystal jelly
Aequorea vitrina
- bioluminescent rim 1

Crystal jelly
Aequorea vitrina
- bioluminescent rim 2

Crystal jelly
Aequorea vitrina
- mouth and lips 1

Crystal jelly
Aequorea vitrina
- tentacles 1

Specimen above was found in Newlyn Harbour, Newlyn, Cornwall. 29.06.14.

Crystal jelly
Aequorea vitrina
- dorsal view of bell 4

Crystal jelly
Aequorea vitrina
- with 1.0mm division rule 1

Crystal jelly
Aequorea vitrina
- edhge of bell showing marginal tentacles 1

Crystal jelly
Aequorea vitrina
- edge of bell showing marginal tentacles 2

Crystal jelly
Aequorea vitrina
- bioluminescent rim 3

Crystal jelly
Aequorea vitrina
- a collection of stranded individuals at Long Rock 1

Specimens above stranded on the beach west of Long Rock, Penzance, Cornwall, 06.07.20 and 10.07.20.

Scientific and European Names:
Aequorea vitrina, Crystal Jelly.

Thanks go to Gabrielle Grant for allowing me to feature her images of the conjoined specimen she saw in Mounts Bay on 12.08.20; and Peter Schuchert for his comments.

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.