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
Nanomia cara Agassiz, 1865 - A Siphonophore (Hydrozoa images)
Siphonophore
Nanomia cara
- washed-up at Penzance 1

Siphonophore
Nanomia cara
- washed-up at Penzance 2

Siphonophore
Nanomia cara
- washed-up at Penzance 3

Siphonophore
Nanomia cara
- washed-up at Penzance 4

Siphonophore
Nanomia cara
- pneumatophore / float 1

Siphonophore
Nanomia cara
- washed-up at Penzance 5

Siphonophore
Nanomia cara
- microscope image 1

Siphonophore
Nanomia cara
- microscope image 2

Siphonophore
Nanomia cara
- microscope image 3

Specimen above found in a pool below the promenade at Chimney Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall. 31.07.15. Specimen about 10mm across in images, extended to 30mm when found.

Specimen above kindly identified by Dr. David Conway of the Marine Biological Association. Dr. Conway states the species is quite a common local physonectid siphonophore.

Nanomia cara Siphonophore Siphonophorae Penzance 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.