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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Crimson hermaea
Hermaea bifida
- lateral view 1

Crimson hermaea
Hermaea bifida
- lateral view 2

Crimson hermaea
Hermaea bifida
- ventral view 1

Crimson hermaea
Hermaea bifida
- lateral view head 1

Specimen above found in a small sample of algae collected from pontoons at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall, 22.10.18.

Crimson hermaea
Hermaea bifida
- lateral view 3

Crimson hermaea
Hermaea bifida
- lateral view 4

Crimson hermaea
Hermaea bifida
- lateral view 5

Crimson hermaea
Hermaea bifida
- dorsal view 1

Crimson hermaea
Hermaea bifida
- dorsal view 2

Crimson hermaea
Hermaea bifida
- Halurus flosculosus 1

Specimen found on the algae Halurus flosculosus, in a pool at the base of the outer wall of Albert Pier, Penzance, Cornwall, 18.03.18.

Crimson hermaea
Hermaea bifida
- lateral view 6

Crimson hermaea
Hermaea bifida
- dorsal view 3

Specimen above was found at Helford, Cornwall, 08.10.17.

Crimson hermaea
Hermaea bifida
- dorsal view 4

Crimson hermaea
Hermaea bifida
- dorsal view 5

Crimson hermaea
Hermaea bifida
- dorsal view 6

Crimson hermaea
Hermaea bifida
- lateral view 7

Crimson hermaea
Hermaea bifida
- dorsal view anterior 1

Crimson hermaea
Hermaea bifida
- among algae 1

Crimson hermaea
Hermaea bifida
- sample of algae 1

Crimson hermaea
Hermaea bifida
- habitat / sample site 1

Specimen above found on sampling algae from Chimney Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall. 08.01.15. Sample of algae contained Membranoptera alata and Halurus flosculosus.

Crimson hermaea
Hermaea bifida
- comparison with other species of Hermaea 1

Thanks here go to Dr. Manuel Caballer Gutierrez of the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, France. Dr. Manuel Caballer Gutierrez found images of Hermaea cantabra, a new species for the UK, among images of Hermaea bifida here, he has commented on all the previously displayed images and the images above have been selected by the author that best represent Hermaea bifida.

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.