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
Pycnogonum litorale (Strom, 1762) - A pycnogonid sea spider (Pycnogonida Images)
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Pycnogonid sea spider
Pycnogonum litorale
- ventral view 1

Pycnogonid sea spider
Pycnogonum litorale
- dorsal view 1

Pycnogonid sea spider
Pycnogonum litorale
- dorsal view 2

Pycnogonid sea spider
Pycnogonum litorale
- underside / out of water 1

Pycnogonid sea spider
Pycnogonum litorale
- habitat in rockpool 1

Above specimen found on the lowershore at Sennen Cove, Penwith, Cornwall. 20.09.12. Specimen found attached to the base of a Turbularia hydroid in a rockpool under a large overhang.

Pycnogonid sea spider
Pycnogonum litorale
- dorsal view 3

Sea spider
Pycnogonum litorale
- proboscis 1

Specimen above found in a small sample of bryozoan turf taken from under a rock on the lowershore, on a spit north of Smeaton's Pier, St. Ives, Cornwall. 10.10.14.

Pycnogonid sea spider
Pycnogonum litorale
- dorsal view 4

Pycnogonid sea spider
Pycnogonum litorale
- ventral view 2

Pycnogonid sea spider
Pycnogonum litorale
- on old trawled fishing gear 1

Numerous specimens found on old trawled fishing gear at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall. 23.08.15. The origin of the gear is unknown.

Pycnogonum litorale pycnogonidae pycnogonid sea spider pycnogonida 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.