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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Aglaopheniid hydroid
Aglaophenia pluma
- hydroid 1

Aglaopheniid hydroid
Aglaophenia pluma
- hydroid 2

Aglaopheniid hydroid
Aglaophenia pluma
- with 0.1mm division rule 1

Aglaopheniid hydroid
Aglaophenia pluma
- with 0.1mm division rule 2

Aglaopheniid hydroid
Aglaophenia pluma
- hydrothecae 1

Aglaopheniid hydroid
Aglaophenia pluma
- hydrotheca 1

Specimen above washed-up with Eelgrass, Zostera marina, during a storm at Chyandour Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall, 02.02.17.

Aglaopheniid hydroid
Aglaophenia pluma
- with gonothecae 1

Aglaopheniid hydroid
Aglaophenia pluma
- gonotheca 1

Aglaopheniid hydroid
Aglaophenia pluma
- gonotheca 2

Aglaophenia pluma seen above was found growing epithytically on the brown algae Halidrys siliquosa at Newlyn Harbour, Newlyn, Cornwall. 01.09.15.

Aglaopheniid hydroid
Aglaophenia pluma
- in water 1

Aglaopheniid hydroid
Aglaophenia pluma
- in water 2

Aglaopheniid hydroid
Aglaophenia pluma
- in water 3

Aglaopheniid hydroid
Aglaophenia pluma
- out of water 1

Aglaopheniid hydroid
Aglaophenia pluma
- out of water 2

Aglaopheniid hydroid
Aglaophenia pluma
- out of water 3

Aglaopheniid hydroid
Aglaophenia pluma
- on Halidrys siliquosa 1

Aglaopheniid hydroid
Aglaophenia pluma
- on Halidrys siliquosa 2

Aglaopheniid hydroid
Aglaophenia pluma
- on Halidrys siliquosa 3

Aglaopheniid hydroid
Aglaophenia pluma
- on Halidrys siliquosa 4

This hydroid was found on the seaweed Halidrys siliquosa, Sea oak, but can be also found on rocks or shells; usually below the low tide level. Can be found on this weed on beaches after storms.

Images taken on the lowershore on the brown seaweed, Halidrys siliquosa, Sea oak, at Porthpean near St. Austell, 01.04.10; at Long Rock, near Penzance, Cornwall. 27.10.11; and at Wherry Rocks, Wherrytown, Penzance, Cornwall. 08.03.12.

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.