Plymouth Sound Wildlife

A small project to Identify and share the flora and fauna of Plymouth Sound!

[Kate Vylet @KateVylet]

A #ValentinesDay love bite! The rainbow #nudibranch (Dendronotus iris) feeds on tube-dwelling anemones (Pachycerianthus fimbriatus) with a sneak attack! The #seaslug is only interested in a mouthful of tentacles, but the anemone sure doesn't appreciate being spaghetti dinner.

[Plymouth Sound Wildlife @Sound_Wildlife]

@SaltyseadogIan I love that shot, nice to see some calm water at last too!

[Jack S @Jackapod]

As it's #WormWednesday, I must share the beautiful tube worms currently living on the @PLUTOwebcam in Plymouth Sound you can see them, tentacles out, feeding here LIVE: https://t.co/SimN7ZmJQ9 Also, just for @CapturingRCoast if you are quick you may catch the grazing topshell!

[Plymouth Sound Wildlife @Sound_Wildlife]

@DrJoseMFarinas Brilliant, thanks a lot!

[Plymouth Sound Wildlife @Sound_Wildlife]

ID HELP PLEASE! Assuming this is an epiphytic seaweed growing on the Laminaria fronds? #seaweed #algae #marinebiology Found at Bovisand ~5m.

[Plymouth Sound Wildlife @Sound_Wildlife]

@WemburyMarine Thanks very much! :)

[Plymouth Sound Wildlife @Sound_Wildlife]

Can I get a second opinion, Dahlia anemone? Found at Fort Bovisand, 8m

[Plymouth Sound Wildlife @Sound_Wildlife]

My apologies, location is actually South yard, Devonport

[Plymouth Sound Wildlife @Sound_Wildlife]

HELP/ADVICE NEEDED. This bird had been seen around the wharf struggling to fly for the past 3 days, does anybody local to Plymouth have any contacts who may be able to care for this bird or how it can be cared for? Please contact @SaltyseadogIan many thanks

[Jack S @Jackapod]

Great start to this year's #MBABioBlitz on the Yealm! Weather is good and we are starting to rack up the species count! #LifeOnTheYealm @thembauk @heritagelottery

[Jason McNamee @McNameeJason]

Timing is everything!

https://t.co/opJq0ZBfi7

"@NSF, NASA scientists explore ocean's 'twilight zone' to uncover links between #carbon and #plankton"

Image of a coccolithophore bloom off the SW Coast of England by @NASA

#PlanktonFriday

[Karolina Zarzyczny @KMZarzyczny]

Okay, I found my new favourite Lepidopteran... Sorry Buff-tip https://t.co/hphI6lG26D

[NOAA Ocean Exploration @oceanexplorer]

#Okeanos dive for today (6/18) currently delayed...here's a swimming brittle star from Dive 01 to keep you company until we can dive. We'll post an update as soon as we have one!

[PLUTO cam @PLUTOwebcam]

The weather is looking a little rough this afternoon. However, it's nothing this little pollock can't handle!
@Sound_Wildlife @PlymUni @thembauk #PLUTOcam #ukfish

[Plymouth Marine Lab @PlymouthMarine]

Beautiful find at L4 off the coast of #Plymouth for #WormWednesday! This fantastic beast is the larva of a phoronid #worm, widespread but not often seen #plankton. 🌊🌍

[Plymouth Sound Wildlife @Sound_Wildlife]

@park_plymouth Thanks for the shoutout guys, appreciate it :)

[Plymouth Sound Wildlife @Sound_Wildlife]

@SaltyseadogIan Fantastic spot! Haven’t seen any in the harbour myself!

[Plymouth Sound Wildlife @Sound_Wildlife]

@PorcupineMNHS @Wormcam @DrKatfish You may well be right, I will do some further research thank you :)

[Plymouth Sound Wildlife @Sound_Wildlife]

Huge ragworm whilst I was investigating a couple of Amphipholis squamata brittlestars #marinelife #marinebiology #Plymouth