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.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Hydrallmania falcata (Linnaeus, 1758) - Helter skelter hydroid (Hydrozoa images)
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Helter skelter hydroid
Hydrallmania falcata
- dorsal view 1

Helter skelter hydroid
Hydrallmania falcata
- dorsal view 2

Helter skelter hydroid
Hydrallmania falcata
- lateral view 1

Helter skelter hydroid
Hydrallmania falcata
- close-up 1

Helter skelter hydroid
Hydrallmania falcata
- close-up 2

Helter skelter hydroid
Hydrallmania falcata
- in container of seawater 1

Helter skelter hydroid
Hydrallmania falcata
- in container of seawater 2

Helter skelter hydroid
Hydrallmania falcata
- dry 1

Helter skelter hydroid
Hydrallmania falcata
- dry 2

Helter skelter hydroid
Hydrallmania falcata
- dry 3

Species found on the strandline, entangled in old fishing rope and clothing debris, after storms at Gwithian, near Hayle, Cornwall. 26.02.14.

Helter skelter hydroid
Hydrallmania falcata
- close-up 3

Helter skelter hydroid
Hydrallmania falcata
- hydrothecae 1

Helter skelter hydroid
Hydrallmania falcata
- hydrothecae 2

Helter skelter hydroid
Hydrallmania falcata
- with 0.1mm division rule 1

Helter skelter hydroid
Hydrallmania falcata
- stained with Rose Bengal 1

Helter skelter hydroid
Hydrallmania falcata
- stained with Rose Bengal 2

Specimens above found dried, attached to an old crab pot that had been dredged from the seabed by a fishing boat. Specimens collected at Newlyn Harbour, Newlyn, Cornwall, 13.03.17. Specimens were also rehydrated, stained using Rose Bengal, and dried before photographing.

Hydrallmania falcata Hydroid Hydrozoa Images
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.