Showing posts with label Flora and Fauna. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Flora and Fauna. Show all posts
Sunday, 12 February 2012

White Spotted Rose Anemone

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Algarve Sea Anemone

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Sea Urchin

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Sea urchins, as members of the phylum Echinodermata , are relatives of sea stars and sea cucumbers.  They have hundreds o...
Saturday, 11 February 2012

Starfish in the Algarve

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Monday, 6 June 2011

Mediterranean Slipper Lobster

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Barracuda - Sphyraena sphyraena

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  The Barracuda is a long ray-finned fish with prominent sharp fang-like teeth giving it quite a scary looking appearance.  Some species...

Scorpion Fish

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Friday, 3 June 2011

Cuttlefish

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I love watching cuttlefish, You can find them hiding under the sand, however it can be difficult to see them. Their change of...
Friday, 15 April 2011

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Wednesday, 20 October 2010

Butterfly

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Tuesday, 19 October 2010

Hermit Crab

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Tuesday, 28 September 2010

Bearded Fireworm - Hermodice carunculata

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These photos were taken when diving in Paphos, Cyprus, where Bearded Fireworms are extremely common. Name: Bearded Fireworm...
Saturday, 29 May 2010

Peacock Worm - Sabella pavonina

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 At first sight these little animals look like plants, but they are in fact worms. The worm lives inside the tube formed from mud...

Nudibranch and Yellow Cluster Anemones (Parazoanthus axinellae)

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Nudibranchs diving in Getaria

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Monday, 19 April 2010

Nudibranch on my finger

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Adult nudibranchs vary in size from 20 to 600 millimeters. The miniscule size of this nudibranch can be seen in comparison ...

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Nudibranch - Janolus cristatus

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Feeds on hydroids, small predators related to jellyfish. The sting is then stored in the tips of the serrata on its back.
Sunday, 18 April 2010

Nudibranchs

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Tuesday, 20 October 2009

Dotted Sea Slug - Peltodoris atromaculata

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The Dotted Sea Slug ( Peltodoris atromaculata ) is also known as the little Swiss Cow in Spanish ( Vaquita suiza ).  It is a ...