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
Electra pilosa (Linnaeus, 1767) - Frosty or Hairy sea mat (Bryozoan images)
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Frosty or Hairy sea mat
Electra pilosa
- lowershore Lamorna Cove 1

Frosty or Hairy sea mat
Electra pilosa
- lowershore Lamorna Cove 2

Frosty or Hairy sea mat
Electra pilosa
- lowershore Lamorna Cove 3

Frosty or Hairy sea mat
Electra pilosa
- lowershore Lamorna Cove 4

Frosty or Hairy sea mat
Electra pilosa
- lowershore Lamorna Cove 5

Frosty or Hairy sea mat
Electra pilosa
- lowershore Lamorna Cove 6

Frosty or Hairy sea mat
Electra pilosa
- lowershore Lamorna Cove 7

Frosty or Hairy sea mat
Electra pilosa
- on red seaweed 1

Frosty or Hairy sea mat
Electra pilosa
- on red seaweed 2

Frosty or Hairy sea mat
Electra pilosa
- Spit Point 27.05.10 -1

Frosty or Hairy sea mat
Electra pilosa
- Spit Point 27.05.10 -2

Frosty or Hairy sea mat
Electra pilosa
- Spit Point 27.05.10 -3

Frosty or Hairy sea mat
Electra pilosa
- Spit Point 31.05.10 -4

Frosty or Hairy sea mat
Electra pilosa
- Spit Point 31.05.10 -5

Images of species taken at Spit Point, Par, near St. Austell, Cornwall. 27.05.10 and 31.05.10; also at Lamorna Cove, Lamorna, West Cornwall. 09.10.13.

Scientific and European Names:
Electra pilosa, Hairy sea mat, Frosty sea mat, Foliaceous coralline, Harig mosdiertje, Harige Vliescelpoliep, Ecorce pileuse, Zottige Seerinde.

Common name: Foliaceous coralline, ref: Edward Step; By the Deep Sea. A Popular Introduction to the Wild Life of the British Shores. 1896.

Electra pilosa Frosty Hairy sea mat Foliaceous 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.