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
Cocos nucifera - Coconut Palm (Sea Bean and Seed Images)
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Coconut Palm
Cocos nucifera
- coconut 1 - dry side

Coconut Palm
Cocos nucifera
- coconut 1 - wet side

Coconut Palm
Cocos nucifera
- coconut 2 - image 1

Coconut Palm
Cocos nucifera
- coconut 2 - image 2

Coconut Palm
Cocos nucifera
- coconut 2 - shipworm holes 1

Coconuts here were found washed-up on the Cornish coast. Coconut One, was found at Lusty Glaze, Newquay, Cornwall. 05.03.2014. SW823625. Coconut Two at Penhale Sands, Perranporth, Cornwall. 08.10.2000.

Coconut Palm
Cocos nucifera
- part of shell 1

Part of Coconut shell found on the strandline at Gwithian, near Hayle, Cornwall. 12.02.16.

Coconuts possibly drift across the Atlantic from the southern United States, Bermuda or Caribbean. By the time they reach the shores of the UK they may be partly covered with Stalked barnacles, species such as Lepas. The husk may also be bored by various species of marine molluscs, such as Piddocks or Shipworms. The piddock Martesia striata has been found in coconuts found in Cornwall, it is a species of much warmer waters and latitudes.

 

 

APHOTOMARINE supports open source data recording and sharing for the benefit of wildlife, recorders, research, science and education. The project recommends the following websites and works with the following bodies and organisations.

Marine Biological Association MBA

The Marine Biological Association or MBA, based in Plymouth, is one of the world’s longest-running societies dedicated to promoting research into our oceans and the life they support. Since 1884 the MBA has been providing a unified, clear, independent voice on behalf of the marine biological community.It has a growing membership in over 40 countries.

NBN National Biodiversity Network

The National Biodiversity Network or NBN is a charity that supports open source data sharing and recording supporting conservation, science and education. "Why do recorders need open source?". Simply because it supports the core values of wildlife recording and the free use of records and data over a very wide network that includes partners like the Natural History Museum.

The taxonomy used here is based on that of the following database, which is also used by the MBA, NHM and the NBN.

World Register of Marine Species or WoRMS

The World Register of Marine Species or WoRMS.

Cocos nucifera Coconut Palm Sea Beans and Seeds Images UK
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.