Biology

A "who is who" of the Mediterranean

Illustrated Guide to the Species of the Mediterranean / Costa Brava

I’d like to make one thing clear from the outset: I am NOT A BIOLOGIST.
However, I am very interested in the subject and have built up a huge collection of photographs over the years.
The images published here are all from my camera, ©Maria Pichlmaier.
I have identified the species to the best of my knowledge and belief, but cannot guarantee their accuracy.

(For the time being) I have deliberately chosen not to include descriptive texts so as not to infringe any copyright.
More detailed information can easily be found online 😉
Source references at the bottom of the page.

Source references:

Online:

Club d'Immersió Biologia :: Guia d'espècies (cibsub.cat)

WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species

Meerwasser-Lexikon

OPK Opistobranquis

GROC opistobranquis

DORIS - Données d'Observations pour la Reconnaissance et l'Identification de la faune et la flore Subaquatique (ffessm.fr)

Wikipedia – Die freie Enzyklopädie

Books:

• Illustrierter Naturführer Mittelmeer
  by Enric Ballesteros and Toni Llobet
• Was lebt im Mittelmeer
  by Matthias Bergbauer, Bernd Humberg, Manuela Kirschner
• Farbatlas Mittelmeerfauna
  by Helmut Göthel
• Niedere Tiere Mittelmeer und Atlantik
  by Peter Wirtz and Helmut Debelius
• Fisch-Führer Mittelmeer und Atlantik
  by Helmut Debelius
• Meeresfische Westeuropa und Mittelmeer
  by Patrick Louisy
• Els nudibranquis del mar català
  by Manuel Ballesteros, Miquel Pontes and Enric Madrenas
• Nudibranchi del Mediterraneo
  by Egidio Trainnito and Mauro Doneddu
• Atlante di flora & fauna del Mediterraneo
  by Egidio Trainito and Rossella Baldacconi