Mick's Marine Life

20 February 2025

Introduction / Introductie

On this site you find my photo's of marine fauna and flora. Each species has its own photo page. Use the main pages in the right column to choose a certain group of marine life (phylum, class, order etc.). Or use the search engine to look for the scientific or vernacular name (to search on your mobile phone: scroll to the bottom of the page and click 'view web version').

By now its only a limited number of species, but many will follow soon. Only of the phylum, class or order where a species is posted, you will find an (overview)page in the right column.

For more about the photography, click here. Enjoy watching!

Do not forget to click the photo's on the pages for a larger view.

Op deze site vind je mijn foto's van mariene fauna en flora. Iedere soort heeft een eigen fotopagina. Gebruik de hoofdpagina's in de rechter kolom om een keuze te maken voor een bepaalde groep zeedieren of - wieren (stam, klasse, orde etc.). Of zoek op de wetenschappelijke of de Nederlandse naam (gebruik je een mobiele telefoon en wil je een soort zoeken, klik dan onderaan de pagina 'view web version aan'; anders zie je geen zoekfunctie).

Er staat nog maar een beperkt aantal soorten op, maar er zullen er snel veel volgen. Alleen van de stam, klasse of orde waar een soort is opgenomen, vind je in de rechterkolom een (overzichts)pagina.

Informatie over de fotografie vind je hier. Veel kijkplezier!

Vergeet op de pagina's niet op de foto's te klikken voor een grotere weergave.

19 February 2025

Bunodactis verrucosa - Gem anemone - Edelsteenanemoon

Bunodactis verrucosa (Pennant, 1777)

Gem anemone - Edelsteenanemoon

Synonym: Aulactinia verrucosa

Offspring of specimens collected in littoral zone of Le Castel & Ile Milliau, Trebeurden, France, 24 -8-1990. In vitro photo, 8-6-2014.

Offspring of specimens collected in littoral zone of Le Castel & Ile Milliau, Trebeurden, France, 24 -8-1990. In vitro photo, 10-1-2014.

Le Castel & Ile Milliau, Trebeurden, France, 24-8-1990. In vitro photo (of parent) specimen A, 13-12-2013.

Kerpape, France, 13-5-2012.

Offspring of specimens collected in littoral zone of Le Castel & Ile Milliau, Trebeurden, France, 24-8-1990. In vitro photo specimen B, 11-12-2020.

Offspring of specimens collected in littoral zone of Le Castel & Ile Milliau, Trebeurden, France, 24-8-1990. In vitro photo specimen B, 10-11-2020.

Le Castel & Ile Milliau, Trebeurden, France, 24-8-1990. In vitro photo (of detail of parent) specimen C, 23-7-2006.

Le Castel & Ile Milliau, Trebeurden, France, 24-8-1990. In vitro photo (of parent) specimen A at right and offspring, 8-6-2014.

Offspring of specimens collected in littoral zone of Le Castel & Ile Milliau, Trebeurden, France, 24-8-1990. In vitro photo, 2-7-2021.

Offspring of specimens collected in littoral zone of Le Castel & Ile Milliau, Trebeurden, France, 24-8-1990. In vitro photo, 13-8-2019.

Offspring of specimens collected in littoral zone of Le Castel & Ile Milliau, Trebeurden, France, 24-8-1990. In vitro photo of specimen D with a juvenile, 19-11-2017.

Offspring of specimens collected in littoral zone of Le Castel & Ile Milliau, Trebeurden, France, 24-8-1990. In vitro photo of specimen D with several juveniles, 5-1-2018.

Offspring of specimens collected in littoral zone of Le Castel & Ile Milliau, Trebeurden, France, 24-8-1990. In vitro photo of offspring of specimen D, 5-1-2018.

Offspring of specimens collected in littoral zone of Le Castel & Ile Milliau, Trebeurden, France, 24-8-1990. In vitro photo of juveniles, span of tentacles 4 mm (left) and 16 mm (right), 16-11-2017.

Offspring of specimens collected in littoral zone of Le Castel & Ile Milliau, Trebeurden, France, 24-8-1990. In vitro photo of juvenile, span of tentacles 9 mm, 16-11-2017.

Offspring of specimens collected in littoral zone of Le Castel & Ile Milliau, Trebeurden, France, 24-8-1990. In vitro photo, 5-7-2016.

12 February 2025

Leucothea multicornis - Warty comb jelly - Wrattige ribkwal

Leucothea multicornis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Warty comb jelly - Wrattige ribkwal

Strada Costiera, Trieste, Italy, 6-9-2017. Specimen A.

Strada Costiera, Trieste, Italy, 6-9-2017. Specimen A, crop of previous photo.

Strada Costiera, Trieste, Italy, 6-9-2017. Specimen A.

11 February 2025

Nemertesia ramosa - Branched antenna hydroid - Vertakte zeespriet

Nemertesia ramosa (Lamarck, 1816)

Branched antenna hydroid - Vertakte zeespriet

Porthkerris, United Kingdom, 1-6-2018.

Porthkerris, United Kingdom, 29-5-2018.

Inner Lee's wreck - Empire Tana, Strangford Lough, Northern-Ireland, United Kingdom, 19-7-2011.

Porthkerris, United Kingdom, 29-5-2018.

Porthkerris, United Kingdom, 29-5-2018. With Nemertesia antennina (Antenna hydroid - Gewone zeespriet) in the middle-right of the photo.

10 February 2025

Mnemiopsis leidyi - Sea walnut - Amerikaanse langlob-ribkwal

Mnemiopsis leidyi A. Agassiz, 1865

Sea walnut - Amerikaanse langlob-ribkwal

Den Osse - Nieuwe Kerkweg, the Netherlands, 16-7-2013.

Dreischor - Gemaal, the Netherlands, 17-4-2019.

Meerzicht, the Netherlands, 12-11-2013.

Wemeldinge - haven, the Netherlands, 10-7-2021.

Strada Costiera, Trieste, Italy, 6-9-2017.

Ossehoek, the Netherlands, 13-10-2021.

Ectopleura larynx - Flower head polyp - Gorgelpijppoliep

Ectopleura larynx (Ellis & Solander, 1786)

Flower head polyp - Gorgelpijppoliep

Borssele - filterchannel powerplant, the Netherlands, 30-8-2015. In vitro photo specimen A, 30-8-2015.*

Borssele - filterchannel powerplant, the Netherlands, 26-7-2016.

Borssele - filterchannel powerplant, the Netherlands, 22-7-2018. In vitro photo specimens B.**

* Marco Faasse about the identification: The stalks look like Ectopleura larynx, but I don't see any branches. It must be E. larynx in an unusual form. The exotic E. crocea occurs in large parts of the world, but has slightly different details of the gonophores.
** Identification by Marco Faasse.