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
Hydractinia echinata (Fleming, 1828) - Snail fur (Hydrozoa images)
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Snail fur
Hydractinia echinata
- shell occupied by Hermit crab
Pagurus bernhardus 1

Snail fur
Hydractinia echinata
- shell occupied by Hermit crab
Pagurus bernhardus 2

Snail fur
Hydractinia echinata
- shell occupied by Hermit crab
Pagurus bernhardus 3

Snail fur
Hydractinia echinata
- shell occupied by Hermit crab
Pagurus bernhardus 4

Snail fur
Hydractinia echinata
- shell occupied by Hermit crab
Pagurus bernhardus 5

Snail fur
Hydractinia echinata
- shell occupied by Hermit crab
Pagurus bernhardus 6

Snail fur
Hydractinia echinata
- shell occupied by Hermit crab
Pagurus bernhardus 7

Snail fur
Hydractinia echinata
- on Dog Whelk shell 1

Snail fur
Hydractinia echinata
- on Dog Whelk shell 2

Snail fur
Hydractinia echinata
- on Dog Whelk shell 3

Snail fur
Hydractinia echinata
- on necklace shell 1

Snail fur
Hydractinia echinata
- dry / strandline find 1

Snail fur
Hydractinia echinata
- on necklace shell / close-up 1

Snail fur
Hydractinia echinata
- on whelk shell with Hermit crab Pagurus bernhardus 1

Snail fur
Hydractinia echinata
- on whelk shell with Hermit crab Pagurus bernhardus 2

Snail fur
Hydractinia echinata
- on whelk shell with Hermit crab Pagurus bernhardus 3

Snail fur
Hydractinia echinata
- male gonophores 1

Images of this species taken at Crinnis Beach, Carlyon Bay, Cornwall; at Spit Point, Par, Cornwall, 12.04.09; on the reef next to Albert Pier, Penzance, Cornwall, 14.11.11 and 24.12.14; and at Helford, Cornwall. 08.04.16.

Species seen to occur on shells occupied by hermit crabs.

Hydractinia echinata Snail Fur 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.