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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Candelabrum hydroid
Candelabrum cocksii
- three specimens 1

Candelabrum hydroid
Candelabrum cocksii
- single specimen 1

Candelabrum hydroid
Candelabrum cocksii
- single specimen 2

Candelabrum hydroid
Candelabrum cocksii
- blastostyle region 1

Candelabrum hydroid
Candelabrum cocksii
- blastostyle region 2

Candelabrum hydroid
Candelabrum cocksii
- blastostyle region 3

Specimens above found under rocks in lowershore pools at Chimney Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall, 14.02.17.

Candelabrum hydroid
Candelabrum cocksii
- lateral view 1

Candelabrum hydroid
Candelabrum cocksii
- under rock on lowershore 1

Candelabrum hydroid
Candelabrum cocksii
- under rock on lowershore 2

Candelabrum hydroid
Candelabrum cocksii
- under rock on lowershore 3

Candelabrum hydroid
Candelabrum cocksii
- under rock on lowershore 4

Candelabrum hydroid
Candelabrum cocksii
- under rock on lowershore 5

Candelabrum hydroid
Candelabrum cocksii
- under rock on lowershore 6

Candelabrum hydroid
Candelabrum cocksii
- under rock on lowershore 7

Candelabrum hydroid
Candelabrum cocksii
- under rock on lowershore 8

Candelabrum hydroid
Candelabrum cocksii
- under rock on lowershore 9

Candelabrum hydroid
Candelabrum cocksii
- under rock on lowershore 10

Candelabrum hydroid
Candelabrum cocksii
- under rock on lowershore 11

Candelabrum hydroid
Candelabrum cocksii
- under rock on lowershore 12

Candelabrum hydroid
Candelabrum cocksii
- under rock on lowershore 13

Candelabrum hydroid
Candelabrum cocksii
- basal attachment 1

Candelabrum hydroid
Candelabrum cocksii
- out of water 1

Candelabrum hydroid
Candelabrum cocksii
- out of water / with scale 1

Candelabrum hydroid
Candelabrum cocksii
- lowershore habitat 1

Images of this species were taken under rocks on the lowershore at Chimney Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall. 06.04.11. SW4745229774; also at Little London Rocks, Marazion, near Penzance, Cornwall. 13.11.11.

Candelabrum cocksii is often reported and confused with a deeper water species C. phrygium. According to Segonzac & Vervoort (1995) many misidentifications of C. cocksii in England may result from a publication by Cornelius (1977), which did not take into account earlier good descriptions of distinguishing characters (by Sars).

Scientific and European Names:
Candelabrum cocksii, Candelabrum cocksi, Myriothela cocksi, Spadix purpurea, Spadix cocksii, Arum cocksii, Candelabra hydroid.

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.