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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Sertulariid hydroid
Amphisbetia operculata
- washed-up on shore 1

Sertulariid hydroid
Amphisbetia operculata
- washed-up on shore 2

Sertulariid hydroid
Amphisbetia operculata
- washed-up on shore 3

The specimen above was found washed-up on the shore after a storm at Marazion, Cornwall, 23.11.12.

Sertulariid hydroid
Amphisbetia operculata
- close-up 1

Sertulariid hydroid
Amphisbetia operculata
- close-up 2

Specimen above found on kelp, Laminaria, and on rock in a gulley, on the extreme lowershore at Challaborough, South Devon, 30.09.15.

Sertulariid hydroid
Amphisbetia operculata
- on Laminaria / close-up 1

Sertulariid hydroid
Amphisbetia operculata
- on Laminaria / close-up 2

Sertulariid hydroid
Amphisbetia operculata
- on Laminaria / close-up 3

Sertulariid hydroid
Amphisbetia operculata
- on Laminaria / close-up 3

Sertulariid hydroid
Amphisbetia operculata
- on Laminaria / close-up 4

Sertulariid hydroid
Amphisbetia operculata
- on Laminaria stipe 1

Sertulariid hydroid
Amphisbetia operculata
- on Laminaria stipe 2

Specimen above found on kelp, Laminaria, as driftweed, that had been washed ashore during gales at Hayle Towans, Hayle, Cornwall. 06.11.11.

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.