APHOTOMARINE

An Educational Photographic Resource and Stock Image Library
of the Sea, Maritime Environment, Marine and Rockpool Life in the
Coastal Waters of South-West England by David Fenwick.

Roll the cursor over the species name below to view a typical image for that species on the right. Click on the species name below to view further images and information for it.

Feather-stars and Sea-lilies (Crinoidea)

Antedon
Antedon bifida (Pennant, 1777) - Rosy feather-star

Brittle-stars (Ophiuroidea)

Amphipholis
Amphipholis squamata (Delle Chiaje, 1828)
- Small brittlestar

Ophiocomina
Ophiocomina nigra (Abildgaard, in O.F. Müller, 1789)
- Black brittlestar

Ophiothrix
Ophiothrix fragilis (Abildgaard, in O.F. Müller, 1789)
- Common brittlestar

European Names - Brittlestars and Crinoids, Schlangen und Haarsterne, Brokkel en Haarsterren, Ophiures et Comatules, Ofiuras y Comatulas, Ofiure e Crinoidi.

Starfish (Asteroidea)

Asterias
Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758 - Common starfish

Asterina
Asterina gibbosa (Pennant, 1777)
- Cushion star or Gibbous starlet
Asterina phylactica Emson & Crump, 1979
- Small cushion star or Green starlet

Crossaster
Crossaster papposus (Linnaeus, 1767) - Common sun star

Henricia
Henricia oculata (Pennant, 1777)
- Bloody henry starfish or Eyed cribella

Luidia
Luidia ciliaris (Philippi, 1837) - Seven-armed starfish

Marthasterias
Marthasterias glacialis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Spiny starfish

Starfish - Other Images

European Names - Starfish, Sea Stars, Stelle di mare, Zeesterren, Etoiles de mer, Estrellas de mar, Stelle di mare

Sea Urchins (Echinoidea)

Echinocardium
Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) - Sea potato

Echinocyamus
Echinocyamus pusillus (O.F. Müller, 1776) - Pea urchin

Echinus
Echinus esculentus Linnaeus, 1758
- Common or Edible sea urchin

Psammechinus
Psammechinus miliaris (P.L.S. Müller, 1771)
- Green sea urchin or Purple-tipped urchin

European Names - Urchins, Seeigel, Zee-egels, Oursins, Erizos, Ricci di mare.

Sea Cucumbers and Sea Gherkins (Holothuroidea)

Aslia
Aslia lefevrii (Barrois, 1882) - Brown sea cucumber

Holothuria
Holothuria (Panningothuria) forskali Delle Chiaje, 1823
- Cotton spinner or Black sea cucumber

Pawsonia
Pawsonia saxicola (Brady & Robertson, 1871)
- A Sea gherkin

European Names - Sea Cucumbers, Sea Gherkins, Seegurken, ZeeKomkommers, Concombres, Holothuries, Pepinos, Oloturie.

European Names - Echinoderms, Stachelhauter, Stekelhuidigen, Echinodermes, Equiinodermos, Echinodermi.

 

 

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