Bearded fireworm (Hermodice carunculata) Phylum Annelida Class Polychaeta Order Amphinomida Family Scyllaridae Genus Hermodice Species H. carunculata Detail of the metamerePredation of a chiton © Bruno PitruzzellaPredation of Eunicella singularis © Bruno Pitruzzella Previous Next…
Greater slipper lobster (Scyllarides latus) Phylum Arthropoda Class Malacostraca Order Decapoda Family Scyllaridae Genus Scyllarides Species S. latus Detail of the carapace © Adeline Kipp The greater slipper lobster (Scyllarides latus) is a crustacean with…
Violescent sea-whip (Paramuricea clavata) Phylum Cnidaria Class Anthozoa Sub-class Octocorallia Order Alcyonacea Family Plexauridae Genus Paramuricea Species P. clavata Violescent sea-whip polyps © Bruno Pitruzzella The violescent sea-whip (Paramuricea clavata) is certainly among the most…
Blue runner (Caranx crysos) Phylum Chordata Classe Actinopterygii Order Perciformes Family Carangidae Genus Caranx Species C. crysos Cotylorhiza tubercolata and Caranx crysos © Carmelo IsgròBlue runners - Caranx crysos © Bruno Pitruzzella Previous Next The…
Flying gurnard (Dactylopterus volitans) Phylum Chordata Class Actinopterygii Order Scorpaeniformes Family Dactylopteridae Genus Dactylopterus Species D. volitans The flying gurnard (Dactylopterus volitans) is a demersal fish, that is, it lives mostly near the bottom. It…
Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) Phylum Mollusca Class Cephalopoda Order Octopoda Family Octopodidae Genus Octopus Species O. vulgaris Common octopus © Filicudi Divers The common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) is a mollusc cephalopod devoid, unlike most molluscs…