biological view?
Welcome to MARINEPHOTOGRAPHIC.COM [still under construction!}
This page features a portfolio of the best images selected from the main galleries taking a biological view in presentation. (I'm not a professional marine biologist so if you spot an error please do let me know via the contact page).
The blog page features a portfolio of the best images presented as photographic projects, dive trip summaries and other formats. do check out the blog
The main galleries of this site are organised by 'class' and 'order' of the marine animal in roughly date taken order. These galleries may also include many images, some taken for identification purposes and can take a while to open on poor connections. So you have landed in the right place. I hope you enjoy the photos.
Cephalopods
Cephalopods are members of the molluscan class Cephalopoda, which includes squid, octopus cuttles or nautilus. And of course the elusive and highly venemous Blue Ringed Octopus
Phylum:Mollusca
Class Cephalopoda
Nudibranch & Opisthobranchia
Nudibranchs
Nudibranchs are a group of soft-bodied, marine gastropod molluscs. They are noted for their often vivid colours and striking forms making them popular photographic subjects.
Circa 3,500 species of nudibranch are known to exist. Although commonly called "sea slugs" nudis as commonly referred to by SCUBA divers are more akin to snails that lost their shells through evolution.
Phylum:Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Opisthobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Note: Bubble Shell and headshield slugs are not nudibranch. Neither are Sacoglossa, "Shaun the Sheep" or Sea Hares. Theyse are however all Opisthobranchia.
Crustaceans
Crustaceans
Malacostraca is the largest of the six classes of crustaceans, containing about 40,000 living species, divided among 16 orders. Its members, the malacostracans, display great diversity of forms include crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill, amphipods and the infamous mantis shrimp
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Syngnathiformes
Syngnathiformes - Seahorses, Pipefishes
