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.
Anthoathecata (Order) > Aplanulata (Suborder)
Protohydridae (Family)
Protohydra
Protohydra leuckarti Greeff, 1870
- A protohydrid hydrozoan
Freshwater Species
Hydridae (Family)
Hydra
Hydra oligactis Pallas, 1766 - Brown Hydra
Hydra viridissima Pallas, 1766
syn. Chlorohydra viridissima - Green Hydra
Anthoathecata (Order) > Capitata (Suborder)
Candelabridae (Family)
Candelabrum
Candelabrum cocksii (Cocks, 1854)
- A Candelabrum hydroid
Cladonematidae (Family)
Cladonema
Cladonema radiatum Dujardin, 1843
- Root-arm medusa
Eleutheria
Eleutheria dichotoma de Quatrefages, 1842 - A hydroid
Corynidae (Family)
Coryne
Coryne eximia Allman, 1859 - A hydroid
Coryne muscoides (Linnaeus, 1761) - A hydroid
Coryne pusilla Gaertner, 1774 - A hydroid
Stauridiosarsia
Stauridiosarsia gemmifera (Forbes, 1848)
- A hydroid
Milleporidae (Family)
Millepora
Millepora species - A Fire coral (non-native species)
Porpitidae (Family)
Velella
Velella velella (Linnaeus, 1758)
- By-the-wind-sailor or Sallee man (pelagic species)
Tubulariidae (Family)
Ectopleura
Ectopleura dumortierii (Van Beneden, 1844) ?
- A Tubulariid hydroid
Ectopleura larynx (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
- A Tubulariid hydroid
Tubularia
Tubularia indivisa Linnaeus, 1758 - A Tubulariid hydroid
Anthoathecata (Order) > Filifera (Suborder)
Bougainvilliidae (Family)
Bougainvillia
Bougainvillia muscus (Allman, 1863) - A hydroid
Cordylophoridae (Family)
Cordylophora
Cordylophora caspia (Pallas, 1771)
- A Ponto-Caspian freshwater hydroid
Hydractiniidae (Family)
Clava
Clava multicornis (Forsskål, 1775)
- Club-headed hydroid or Many-horned club
Hydractinia
Hydractinia echinata (Fleming, 1828) - Snail fur
Podocoryna
Podocoryna carnea M. Sars, 1846
- Smoothspined snailfur
Pandeidae (Family)
Amphinema
Amphinema dinema (Péron & Lesueur, 1810) ?
- A pandeid hydrozoan
Leuckartiara
Leuckartiara octona (Fleming, 1823)
- A pandeid hydrozoan
Neoturris
Neoturris pileata (Forsskål, 1775)
- A pandeid hydrozoan
Leptothecata (Order)
Aequoreidae (Family)
Aequorea
Aequorea sp. possibly Aequorea forskalea Péron
& Lesueur, 1810 ? - Many-ribbed Jellyfish
Aequorea vitrina Gosse, 1853 - A Crystal jelly
Aglaopheniidae (Family)
Aglaophenia
Aglaophenia kirchenpaueri (Heller, 1868)
- An aglaopheniid hydroid
Aglaophenia pluma (Linnaeus, 1758)
- An aglaopheniid hydroid
Lytocarpia
Lytocarpia myriophyllum (Linnaeus, 1758)
- An aglaopheniid hydroid
Campanulariidae (Family)
Campanularia
Campanularia hincksii Alder, 1856
- A campanulariid hydroid
Clytia
Clytia hemisphaerica (Linnaeus, 1767)
- A campanulariid hydroid
Gonothyraea
Gonothyraea loveni (Allman, 1859) ?
- A campanulariid hydroid
Hartlaubella
Hartlaubella gelatinosa (Pallas, 1766)
- A campanulariid hydroid
Laomedea
Laomedea angulata Hincks, 1861 - Seagrass sea fir
Laomedea flexuosa Alder, 1857
- A campanulariid hydroid
Obelia
Obelia dichotoma (Linnaeus, 1758) ?
- A campanulariid hydroid
Obelia geniculata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- A campanulariid hydroid
Obelia longissima (Pallas, 1766) ?
- A campanulariid hydroid
Orthopyxis
Orthopyxis caliculata (Hincks, 1853)
- A campanulariid hydroid
Campanulinidae (Family)
Calycella
Calycella syringa (Linnaeus, 1767)
- A campanulinid hydroid
Opercularella
Opercularella lacerata (Johnston, 1847)
- A campanulinid hydroid
Dipleurosomatidae (Family)
Dipleurosoma
Dipleurosoma typicum Boeck, 1866 ?
Haleciidae (Family)
Kirchenpaueriidae (Family)
Kirchenpaueria
Kirchenpaueria pinnata (Linnaeus, 1758) - A hydroid
Kirchenpaueria similis (Hincks, 1861) - A hydroid
Lafoeidae (Family)
Lafoea
Lafoea dumosa (Fleming, 1820) - A hydroid
Laodiceidae (Family)
Laodicea
Laodicea undulata (Forbes & Goodsir, 1853) - A hydroid
Mitrocomidae (Family)
Cosmetira
Cosmetira pilosella Forbes, 1848
- A Leptothecate hydroid
Plumulariidae (Family)
Nemertesia
Nemertesia antennina (Linnaeus, 1758) - Sea beard
Nemertesia ramosa (Lamarck, 1816)
Plumularia
Plumularia setacea (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Little sea bristle
Sertulariidae (Family)
Abietinaria
Abietinaria abietina (Linnaeus, 1758) ?
- A sertulariid hydroid
Amphisbetia
Amphisbetia operculata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- A sertulariid hydroid
Diphasia
Diphasia alata (Hincks, 1855) - A sertulariid hydroid
Diphasia attenuata (Hincks, 1866) - A sertulariid hydroid
Dynamena
Dynamena pumila (Linnaeus, 1758) - Sea oak coralline
Hydrallmania
Hydrallmania falcata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Helter skelter hydroid
Sertularella
Sertularella ellisii (Deshayes & Milne Edwards, 1836) ?
- A sertulariid hydroid
Sertularella polyzonias (Linnaeus, 1758)
- A sertulariid hydroid
Sertularella tenella (Alder, 1857)
- A sertulariid hydroid
Sertularella species from Long Rock,
Penzance. 07.01.14 - A sertulariid hydroid
Sertularella species from Chimney Rocks,
Penzance. 05.06.16 - A sertulariid hydroid
Sertularia
Sertularia argentea Linnaeus, 1758 or
S. cupressina Linnaeus, 1758 - A sertulariid hydroid
Sertularia cupressina Linnaeus, 1758
- Squirrel's-tail Hydroid or Whiteweed
Sertularia distans (Lamouroux, 1816)
syn. Tridentata distans - A sertulariid hydroid
Thuiaria
Thuiaria articulata (Pallas, 1766)?
- A sertulariid hydroid
Siphonophorae (Order)
Agalmatidae (Family)
Nanomia
Nanomia cara Agassiz, 1865
- A Siphonophore (Newlyn 17.08.15.)
Nanomia cara Agassiz, 1865
- A Siphonophore (Penzance 31.07.15.)
Diphyidae (Family)
Muggiaea
Muggiaea atlantica Cunningham, 1892 ?
- A Diphyid siphonophore
Physaliidae (Family)
Physalia
Physalia physalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Portuguese man-of-war (pelagic species)
Trachylinae (Subclass)
Trachymedusae (Order)
Geryoniidae (Family)
Liriope
Liriope tetraphylla (Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821)
- A geryoniid medusae
Rhopalonematidae (Family)
Aglantha
Aglantha digitale (O. F. Müller, 1776) - Pink helmet ?
Sea Firs (Hydroids) to Identify
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