Caribbean Persicula Page Two

Persicula calculus (Redfield, 1870)

Persicula calculus (Redfield, 1870)

By SCUBA, St. Vincent, St. Vincent and the Grenadines 7/25/2007. Digital image copyright 2007 by Linda Ianniello.

All digital images arte by David Kirsh unless otherwise noted.

Persicula chrysomelina (Redfield, 1848)

Persicula chrysomelina (Redfield, 1848)

Persicula chrysomelina (Redfield, 1848)

Dived, 10 feet in sand, Malmak, Aruba, Jens Hemmen! (5.9 mm.)

Dived, 10 feet in sand, Malmak, Aruba, Jens Hemmen! (6 mm.)

Persicula fluctuata (C. B. Adams, 1850)

Persicula fluctuata (C. B. Adams, 1850)

Persicula fluctuata (C. B. Adams, 1850)

Drift, beach at West End, Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas (5.3 mm)

Grand Cayman Island (about 6 mm.)

Persicula hennequini Boyer, Neeps, and Wakefield, 1998

Persicula hennequini Boyer, Neeps, and Wakefield, 1998

Los Rocques Archipelago, Venezuela in fine sand at a depth of one meter (6-8 mm.) | Original photograph by Bob Lipe

Persicula pulcherrima (Gaskoin, 1849)

Persicula weberi Olsson and McGinty, 1958

Persicula pulcherrima (Gaskoin, 1849)

Persicula weberi Olsson and McGinty, 1958

St. Martin Feb., 1971 (5 mm.)

Dredged from 10-30 feet, fine sand, Bocas Island, Panama (7 mm.)