Periclimenes sagittifer

Chris Wood We have just had the first record of the anemone prawn Periclimenes sagittifer from mainland Britain this year. This is the little prawn that lives in snakelocks anemones and is present all year in the Channel Islands. It first turned up at Swanage Pier in 2007 and last year was recorded as far west as Babbacombe in Devon. This year's record is from Selsey in Sussex and is the first time it has been seen anywhere east of Swanage so is a significant one. We would like divers to do some serious spotting in shallow sites along the south coast of England to see if there are others around this year. October was when they first appeared and this may be something to do with the breeding cycle so now is the time to look. You'll need to look carefully - as the size ofthe tentacles shows, this is a tiny, but distinctive, prawn.

Becky Hitchin Rachel Coppock Weston, here's a good climate change thing to test!!

João Pedro Silva They're quite common here in Portugal but I've found it's easier to spot and photograph during the night. They come out a lot more.

Chris Wood Thats a good tip. They are usually in easily shore dived places and the nights are darwing in!

Jose Maria Abad Ortega Gamba comensal Periclimenes sagittifer La Herradura 2007 Nikon D200 Sigma 105 + Nexus X2 Inon Z240 + SB800 F32 1/80

Scubashooters Dot Net Anazing shot Jose!!!!

Jose Maria Abad Ortega Gamba comensal Periclimenes sagittifer La Herradura 2007 Nikon D200 Sigma 105 + Nexus X2 Inon Z240 + SB800 F32 1/80

Theresa Cloake taken at swanage pier dorset uk with canon s95 macro lens. snakelock anemone strimp-periclimenes sagittifer

Bernard Maglana Nice perspective! Oftentimes we shoot to communicate only to fellow enthusiast, but how about the fellow public : )

Chris Wood It's spot the shrimp time in the south Seasearch divers first reported the anemone shrimp (or prawn - you decide) Periclimenes sagittifer on the north side of the English Channel in 2007 and there have been records since from Selsey in the east to Babbacombe in the west. Most of the records are made in the autumn and this year we have had recent sightings in Balaclava Bay, Portland (photo below by James Lucey). So now is the time to start looking closely at your snakelocks anemones - we'd like to continue to record where this new species to English waters is turning up. Do let us know if you see them.

Kirstie Harris We'll be looking out for them at Shoalstone on Saturday

Charlotte Bolton We've had the first sighting of the year in Chesil Cove just last week... I'm still searching!

Chris Wood We have just had the first record of the anemone prawn Periclimenes sagittifer from mainland Britain this year. This is the little prawn that lives in snakelocks anemones and is present all year in the Channel Islands. It first turned up at Swanage Pier in 2007 and last year was recorded as far west as Babbacombe in Devon. This year's record is from Selsey in Sussex and is the first time it has been seen anywhere east of Swanage so is a significant one. We would like divers to do some serious spotting in shallow sites along the south coast of England to see if there are others around this year. October was when they first appeared and this may be something to do with the breeding cycle so now is the time to look. You'll need to look carefully - as the size of the tentacles shows, this is a tiny, but distinctive, prawn.

Terry Griffiths Babbacombe Torquay

Andy Horton Always a favourite. Have you got other photographs of the prawn in the anemone?

Andy Horton Periclimenes sagittifer

Terry Griffiths As many as you would like Andy found at least 12 different ones

Andy Horton Have you got a new one that shows the whole of the prawn?

Andy Horton Hello, MARINE LIFE NEWS BULLETIN TORPEDO (November 2010) Issue 170 ISSN 1464-8156 For technical reasons, TORPEDO is no longer being sent out by EMail. It is simply easier to view the bulletins on the web pages. Please find a copy of the bulletin at: http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Torpedo2010Nov.htm includes News Reports Ray's Bream reports Other strandline reports Features on Snakelocks Anemone, Anemonia viridis and Anemone Shrimp, Periclimenes sagittifer, wth a photograph by Linda Pitkin Skrinkle Haven, near Manorbier, Pembrokeshire, SW Wales MARINE LIFE NEWS BULLETIN TORPEDO INDEX http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Torpedo2.htm Cheers Andy Horton. bmlss@glaucus.org.uk ><< ( ( ( ' > British Marine Life Study Society (formed 6 June 1990) http://www.glaucus.org.uk/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Marine Wildlife of the North-east Atlantic Ocean Yahoo Group New Group: http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Glaucus New Image Uploading Service: http://www.flickr.com/groups/glaucus/ Marine Fish Gallery (NE Atlantic) http://www.flickr.com/photos/shoreham/galleries/72157622350060767 ><< ( ( ( ' >

Jose Maria Abad Ortega Periclimenes La Herradura Granada Spain. Nikon D200 in Sea Sea Inon Z240 Sigma 105 macro + Inon lens X2 f32 1/125

Fabio Russo is it made by night?

Jose Maria Abad Ortega This done by day. This shrimp (Periclimenes sagittifer) is on a common anemone on the surface of the sand, with a few short tentacles and in her it is easy to see the shrimp.

Fabio Russo I know it is a P sagittifer on a Cribrinopsis crassa, in nigth this shrimps had jujst less color in night: Normal color form: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=298193663589428&set=a.297628606979267.70181.100001963915296&type=3