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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Leptothecate hydroid
Diphasia alata
- as debris in fish box 1

Leptothecate hydroid
Diphasia alata
- close-up 1

Leptothecate hydroid
Diphasia alata
- close-up 2

Leptothecate hydroid
Diphasia alata
- hydrothecae 1

Leptothecate hydroid
Diphasia alata
- hydrothecae 2

Leptothecate hydroid
Diphasia alata
- with 1.0mm division rule 1

Leptothecate hydroid
Diphasia alata
- with 1.0mm division rule 2

Specimen above found in a fish box full of small Gurnard at Newlyn Fish Market, Newlyn, Cornwall, 23.01.17. Found as marine debris.

The starfish Astropecten irregularis and Crossaster papposus; and hydroids Nemertesia antennina and Sertularella polyzonias were also found in the same fish box of Gurnard.

Species kindly verified by Dr. Bernard Picton.

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.