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
Aetea anguina (Linnaeus, 1758) - Snake or Snake's head coralline (Bryozoan images)
Snake's head coralline
Aetea anguina
- on red algae 1

Snake's head coralline
Aetea anguina
- on red algae 2

Snake's head coralline
Aetea anguina
- on red algae close-up 1

Snake's head coralline
Aetea anguina
- on red algae close-up 2

Snake's head coralline
Aetea anguina
- on red algae close-up 3

Specimen above was found in a deep pool on the lowershore at Skilly, Newlyn, Cornwall, 09.06.20.

Snake's head coralline
Aetea anguina
- under microscope 1

Snake's head coralline
Aetea anguina
- under microscope 2

Snake's head coralline
Aetea anguina
- under microscope 3

Snake's head coralline
Aetea anguina
- under microscope 4

Snake's head coralline
Aetea anguina
- on small red algae 1

Snake's head coralline
Aetea anguina
- on small red algae 2

Specimen above found on small red algae at Tavis Vor, Mousehole, Cornwall. 02.07.15.

Snake's head coralline
Aetea anguina
- on shell fragment 1

Snake's head coralline
Aetea anguina
- on plastic crab pot 1

Snake's head coralline
Aetea anguina
- on plastic crab pot 2

Snake's head coralline
Aetea anguina
- on plastic crab pot 3

Snake's head coralline
Aetea anguina
- on plastic crab pot 4

Snake's head coralline
Aetea anguina
- close-up on mm rule 1

Snake's head coralline
Aetea anguina
- close-up on mm rule 2

Snake's head coralline
Aetea anguina
- under microscope 1

Snake's head coralline
Aetea anguina
- under microscope 2

Specimens above found on piece of black plastic crab / lobster pot at Sennen Cove, Penwith, Cornwall. 14.11.13. Images above also include specimen found at Chimney Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall. 04.02.15.

Snake or Snake's head coralline is from historical texts.

Aetea anguina Snake snakes head coralline Bryozoan 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.