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
Achelia species (possibly A. simplex) ? - An ammotheid sea spider (Battery Rocks 09.11.14)
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Ammotheid sea spider
Achelia sp.
- dorsal view 1

Ammotheid sea spider
Achelia sp.
- dorsal view 2

Ammotheid sea spider
Achelia sp.
- dorsal view 3

Ammotheid sea spider
Achelia sp.
- ventral view 1

Ammotheid sea spider
Achelia sp.
- ventral view 2

Ammotheid sea spider
Achelia sp.
- ventral view 3

Ammotheid sea spider
Achelia sp.
- ventral view 4

Specimen above found in a small sample of algae taken from Battery Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall. 09.11.14.

Specimen appears to be a member of the sea spider family Ammotheidae; and probably distinct enough to be added here as it appears quite different and scarcer than other small sea spiders found locally. The species here is also somewhat problematic and may not be included in British Sea Spiders by P.E. King, 1974, written as part of the Synopses of the British Fauna series.

Achelia species simplex ammotheidae ammotheid 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.