Marine biology

Narwal shrimp (Plesionika narval) Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Crustacea Class Malacostraca Order Decapoda Family Pandalidae Genus Plesionika Species P. narval Narwal shrimps with their blue eggs © Elisa Manganelli General structure of a shrimp (decapod crustacean) Previous Next The narwal shrimp...

Greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili) Phylum Chordata Class Actinopterygii Order Perciformes Family Carangidae Genus Seriola Species dumerili A big amberjack with its characteristic oblique dark stripe around the eye © Elisa Manganelli For those scuba divers who especially enjoy fish encounters,...

Gold coral (Savalia savaglia) Phylum Cnidaria Class Anthozoa Sub-class Hexacorallia Order Zoantharia Family Parazoanthidae Genus Savalia Species S. savaglia Detail of the polyps © Bruno Pitruzzella A colony among violescent sea-whips © Bruno Pitruzzella Precedente Successivo The gold coral (Savalia...

Which grouper are we talking about? When we say grouper… which species are we referring to, actually?A few things irritate us more than a pre-dive briefing where the divemaster says “we will spot some groupers”. ‘Coz grouper means all or...

Yellowmouth barracuda (Sphyraena viridensis) Phylum Chordata Class Actinopterygii Order Perciformes Family Sphyraenidae Genus Sphyraena Species S. viridensis Sphyraena viridensis – Yellowmouth barracuda © Bruno Pitruzzella Sphyraena viridensis – Yellowmouth barracuda © Bruno Pitruzzella Previous Next The yellowmouth barracuda (Sphyraena viridensis)...

Bearded fireworm (Hermodice carunculata) Phylum Annelida Class Polychaeta Order Amphinomida Family Scyllaridae Genus Hermodice Species H. carunculata Detail of the metamere Predation of a chiton © Bruno Pitruzzella Predation of Eunicella singularis © Bruno Pitruzzella Previous Next The bearded fireworm...