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.

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Beadlet anemone
Actinia equina
- open / in uppershore pool 1

Beadlet anemone
Actinia equina
- showing blue acrorhagi 1

Beadlet anemone
Actinia equina
- showing blue acrorhagi 2

Beadlet anemone
Actinia equina
- in rockpool / red 1

Beadlet anemone
Actinia equina
- in rockpool / red 2

Beadlet anemone
Actinia equina
- in rockpool / red 3

Beadlet anemone
Actinia equina
- in rockpool / red 4

Beadlet anemone
Actinia equina
- in rockpool / light red 1

Beadlet anemone
Actinia equina
- in rockpool / red and olive 1

Beadlet anemone
Actinia equina
- in rockpool / brown 1

Beadlet anemone
Actinia equina
- blue-green / brown 1

Beadlet anemone
Actinia equina
- orange-red 1

Beadlet anemone
Actinia equina
- brown coloured specimen with strong blue markings 1

Beadlet anemone
Actinia equina
- out of water 1

Beadlet anemone
Actinia equina
- out of water 2

Beadlet anemone
Actinia equina
- out of water 3

Beadlet anemone
Actinia equina
- out of water 4

Beadlet anemone
Actinia equina
- out of water 5

Beadlet anemone
Actinia equina
- out of water 6

Beadlet anemone
Actinia equina
- out of water / red 1

Beadlet anemone
Actinia equina
- out of water / red 2

Beadlet anemone
Actinia equina
- out of water / brown 1

Beadlet anemone
Actinia equina
- out of water / brown 3

Beadlet anemones can be found all over the south-west coastline, on rocks and in rockpools. Various coloured forms can be found from red to orange and shades of green and olive; many have a blue ring at the base. Striped forms can also be found but these are less common.

Photography includes animals at Par Beach; Spit Point, Par; and Battery Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall; and Batten Bay near Plymouth, Devon.

European and Scientific Names: Actinia equina, Beadlet anemone, Pferdeaktinie, Paardeanemoon, Tomate de mer, Tomate de mar, Pomodoro di mare.

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.

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