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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Sea squirt
Polycarpa violacea
- two specimens on scallop 1

Sea squirt
Polycarpa violacea
- two specimens on scallop 2

Sea squirt
Polycarpa violacea
- two specimens on scallop 3

Sea squirt
Polycarpa violacea
- close-up of siphons 1

Sea squirt
Polycarpa violacea
- close-up of siphon 1

Sea squirt
Polycarpa violacea
- location 1

Specimen above found on a discarded shell valve of the Great scallop, Pecten maximus, on the lowershore at North Quay, Hayle, Cornwall. 29.09.14.

The specimens above represent something that has been taken away from its habitat, discarded, and allowed to desiccate on a beach. They may represent the species but they are also specimens that were likely stressed beyond recovery.

Polycarpa violacea was first discovered in the Menai Straight, Wales by Joshua Alder in 1862 on a shell valve of the Great Scallop.

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.