Parazoanthus axinellae

Wilfried Bay-Nouailhat Association between Axinella and Parazoanthus axinellae is frequent but this one between P. anguicomus and a sponge (Haliclona?) seems to me less usual. Groix, 32 m deep.

Chris Wood Yes but is it P. anguicomus or the white form of P. axinellae? I suspect the latter - v difficult to tell them apart by sight but I think P anguicomus is a bit more robust than this one.

Wilfried Bay-Nouailhat These Parazoanthus were more stout than the Parazoanthus axinellae yellow form that were nearby. How can you distinguish between P. axinellae white form and P. anguicomus ?

John Paul Connor Parazoanthus axinellae Cap Roux 11/09/2013 Sony DSC-TX30 1/30 f/3,5 4,7mm Iso 160

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Marco Paravella Parazoanthus Axinellae-Margherita di mare-Dive: "Grotta del Grongo" Livorno (Italy)-Nikon D7000 in Subal-2xSea&Sea 110- iso 100 f 22 1/250-Nikkor 105

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John Paul Connor Théoule sur Mer Sept 2012 Anémone jaune encroûtante (Parazoanthus axinellae) Fujifilm Finepix

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Lourens Prins MediSub Parazoanthus axinellae (near Elba / Italy) Nikon D90 - Nikor 60mm Ikelite housing - Ikelite strobes DS125/161 1/200 - f32 - ISO 400

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Marco Fantino Un fiore non si nega mai... Parazoanthus axinellae Dragone, Portofino, Mar Mediterraneo

Marco Fantino Parazoanthus axinellae, Recco (GE). Canon G12, INON UCL165, Single INON D2000, F5, 1/160, ISO 100

Marco Paravella Parazoanthus Axinellae-Margherita di mare-Dive: "Grotta del Grongo" Livorno (Italy)-Nikon D7000 in Subal-2xSea&Sea 110- iso 100 f 22 1/250-Nikkor 105

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John Paul Connor Parazoanthus axinellae Grotte de la Cathédrale du Trayas 26/10/2013 Sony DSC-TX30

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Rosario Scariati Parazoanthus Axinellae Banco di S. Croce Canon 7D in Housing Nauticam + Canon 60 macro + S&S YSD1 1/200 f:29 iso 100

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Wilfried Bay-Nouailhat Association between Axinella and Parazoanthus axinellae is frequent but this one between P. anguicomus and a sponge (Haliclona?) seems to me less usual. Groix, 32 m deep.

Chris Wood Yes but is it P. anguicomus or the white form of P. axinellae? I suspect the latter - v difficult to tell them apart by sight but I think P anguicomus is a bit more robust than this one.

Wilfried Bay-Nouailhat These Parazoanthus were more stout than the Parazoanthus axinellae yellow form that were nearby. How can you distinguish between P. axinellae white form and P. anguicomus ?

Lillo Fanelli Cala In Cina (Monopoli BA Italia) Parazzoantus Axinelle

Antonio Colacino Great shot :) Parazoanthus axinellae

Claudio Mandrillo Spettacolo...

Stuart Pearce Beauty :)

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Sabine Van Durmen beautiful

Ernst Andres Superbe :-)

David Gentile "UW Flower bouquet" Parazoanthus axinellae - Serpula vermicularis - sponge - Italy med. sea - Isola del giglio - Canon G12 - Isotecnic Di Isotta Elisa - flash inon s2000 Lens macro subsea +5 set: f8 - 1/100 - iso100

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Chris Wood Devon Seasearch 5 day survey Last week Devon Seasearch carried out a 5 day survey of sites from Hatt Rock in the west (and the only site dived within Cornwall) to Prawle Point in the east, only missing one dive when the winds picked up from the south on Sunday afternoon. There was a wide variety of habitats, some dominated by jewel anemones (Hatt Rock), others by pink sea fans (Eddystone), antenna hydroids (Bolt Tail), finger bryozoans (various sites - many with Acanthodoris pilosa eggs and adults - see picture) and featherstars (Plymouth Sound). Amongst new sites dived was the old Erme river bed which can be traced for over a mile off the present shoreline and has steep slopes with deep side 'valleys' with a diverse fauna, including the encrusting sponge Hexadella racovitzai and local specialities, such as crumpled duster sponge, Axinella damicormis and sheets of yellow cluster anemones, Parazoanthus axinellae. Most of the sites surveyed were in Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) or proposed Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs).

Gabriella Luongo Parazoanthus axinellae on the Phorbas tenacior

Stuart Pearce Beautiful shot :)

Gabriella Luongo Thanks! :D

Odie Paras Beautiful

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Gabriella Luongo Thanks to everybody! :D

Juanjo Lopez Garcia Parazoanthus axinellae Llafranch (Catalunya)

Henrique Nascimento Catarina Parazoanthus axinellae Portugal - Sesimbra 20120719