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
Nemertesia antennina (Linnaeus, 1758) - Sea beard (Hydrozoa)
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Sea beard
Nemertesia antennina
- close-up 1

Sea beard
Nemertesia antennina
- unbranched growth 1

Sea beard
Nemertesia antennina
- unbranched growth 2

Sea beard
Nemertesia antennina
- complete specimen 1

Numerous specimen found in ice, as marine debris, in a fish box full of small Gurnard at Newlyn Fish Market, Newlyn, Cornwall, 23.01.17.

Sea beard
Nemertesia antennina
- unbranched growth 3

Sea beard
Nemertesia antennina
- unbranched growth 4

Sea beard
Nemertesia antennina
- lateral view 1

Sea beard
Nemertesia antennina
- lateral view 2

Sea beard
Nemertesia antennina
- close-up 2

Sea beard
Nemertesia antennina
- close-up 3

Specimens above found on the strandline, entangled in old fishing rope and clothing debris, after storms at Gwithian, near Hayle, Cornwall. 26.02.14.

Nemertesia antennina Sea beard Thecate hydroid Hydrozoa 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.