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.
Soft coral and Sea fan images (Order Alcyonacea)
Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Octocorallia (Subclass) > Alcyonacea (Order)
Octocorallia (Subclass) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Alcyoniina (Suborder) > Alcyoniidae (Family)
Alcyonium
Alcyonium digitatum Linnaeus, 1758 - Dead man's fingers
Octocorallia (Subclass) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Holaxonia (Suborder) > Gorgoniidae (Family)
Eunicella
Eunicella verrucosa (Pallas, 1766)
- Pink sea fan or Lady thorn
Octocorallia (Subclass) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Stolonifera (Suborder) > Clavulariidae (Family)
Sarcodictyon
Sarcodictyon catenatum Forbes, 1847 ?
- A clavulariid anthozoan
Click here for images of Scyphozoa and Staurozoa
Sealife Survey
Record UK marine life using the the Marine Biological Association's
Sealife Survey (external link)
