Belle Greve Bay on Guernsey's east coast

Marine life found in Belle Greve Bay on Guernsey's east coast. Guernsey is the second largest island in the Channel Islands located between England and France. The gallery begins with general views of the bay followed by major groups of animals including sponges, cnidarians, worms, crustaceans, molluscs, echinoderms, ascidians, fishes and ending with some algae.

Two Discodoris planata nudibranchs from under a boulder in Belle Greve Bay

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Two Discodoris planata nudibranchs from under a boulder in Belle Greve Bay

Two Discodoris planata sea slugs in close proximity to one another in Belle Greve Bay on Guernsey's east coast on the 19 February 2007.

The orange mass in the upper left corner of the image is a sponge.

Dr. Bernard Picton in his excellent book "A Field Guide to the Nudibranchs of the British Isles" writes that the white patches on the mantle of this species are acid glands.

These individuals were found in contact with each other under a boulder at low tide. There were transferred to the top of a stone for photography.

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Sealord photography's biodiversity images began with a focus on international commercial seafood species and the marine life of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, Great Britain.

Sealord photography has a growing collection of digital images covering climate change, the environment and sustainability issues.

Sealord photography also covers the Guernsey community and particularly the fund raising activities of Guernsey charities as part of the island's social sustainability.

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Belle Greve Bay on Guernsey's east coast