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
Amphorina farrani (Alder & Hancock, 1844) syn. Eubranchus farrani - A sea slug (Sea slug images)
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Sea slug
Amphorina farrani
- neotype from Newlyn 1

Sea slug
Amphorina farrani
- neotype from Newlyn 2

Sea slug
Amphorina farrani
- neotype from Newlyn 3

The neotype of Amphorina farrani featured above was collected from Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall, United Kingdom, NE Atlantic, (50°06'10.00"N, 05°32'45.00"W), 10–20 m depth, stones with hydroids, 12 Aug 2015, coll. David Fenwick (GNM Gastropoda – 9268, preserved length 4.5 mm). Specimen above verified by DNA.

Sea slug
Amphorina farrani
- white with orange markings 1

Sea slug
Amphorina farrani
- orange with orange makings 1

Sea slug
Amphorina farrani
- white with orange tips 1

Sea slug
Amphorina farrani
- creamy-grey with slight orange body markings 1

Variously coloured specimens found in sediment from large brown algae washing at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall. 12.08.15. All the above specimens have been validated by DNA.

Sea slug
Amphorina farrani
- purplish with white tips 1

Sea slug
Amphorina farrani
- purple / from Newlyn Marina 1

Sea slug
Amphorina farrani
- purple / from Newlyn Marina 2

Sea slug
Amphorina farrani
- purple / from Newlyn Marina 3

Specimen above found at Challaborough, South Devon. 30.09.15 and similar one found at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall, 02.11.18 and 07.11.18.

Sea slug
Amphorina farrani
- very pale pink 1

Specimens above found at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall. 17.09.15.

Sea slug
Amphorina farrani
- on rock / lowershore 1

Sea slug
Amphorina farrani
- on rock / lowershore 2

Specimen above found under a rock at Trevaunance Cove, St. Agnes, Cornwall. 16.09.12.

Amphorina farrani syn Eubranchus farrani Sea Slug 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.