Spongia officinalis better known as a variety of Bath Sponge is a commercially used sea sponge Individuals grow in large lobes with small openings and are formed by a mesh of primary and secondary fibres It is found throughout the Mediterranean Sea thus also around the Maltese Islands The genus Spongia belongs to the family…
Cliona viridis the Green Boring Sponge is a species of demosponge found along the eastern coast of the Atlantic Ocean the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea thus also around the Maltese Islands The Green Boring Sponge s form varies according to the nature of the surface on which it grows In limestone and other…
Merry Christmas A Happy New Year 2021 Wishing you all the best Happy Holidays from the Atlantis Gozo Team This photo was taken by Brian Azzopardi from the back of Cathedral Cave on Gozo s north coast
Antedon mediterranea the Mediterranean Feather Star a k a Sea Lily is a species of stalkless crinoid a type of sea star native to the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea thus also the Maltese Islands The genus Antedon belongs to the subfamily Antedoninae family Antedonidae superfamily Antedonoidea order Comatulida subclass Articulata class Crinoidea subphylum…
Sarpa salpa the Salema Porgy a k a Dreamfish Salema Cow Bream or Goldline is a type of bony fish a species of sea bream belonging to the family of porgies It inhabits the temperate and tropical waters of the Eastern Atlantic Ocean where it ranges from the Bay of Biscay to South Africa as…
Calappa granulata the Larger Spotted Shamefaced Boxer Crab a k a the Red spotted Shamecrab is a marine crab species found all along the eastern coast of the Atlantic Ocean coastal waters of Europe the Red Sea and the entire Mediterranean Sea thus also around the Maltese Islands Calappa is a genus of crabs known…
Bonellia viridis the Green Spoonworm a k a Green Bonellia is a wide ranging marine worm species found all along the north eastern coast of the Atlantic Ocean and the entire Mediterranean Sea thus also around the Maltese Islands It is quite noted for displaying exceptional sexual dimorphism the male being extremely smaller than the…
Percnon gibbesi the Sally Lightfoot Crab a k a the Nimble Spray Crab is a marine crab species It is one of the most widespread grapsid crabs being found on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean on the Pacific coast of North America and now also around the Maltese Islands and the Mediterranean Sea Percnon…
15 off Air Malta Flights book until 30 September 2020 Atlantis Diving Centre and Air Malta offer you a 15 reduction on your flight with Air Malta The offer is valid for all Air Malta inbound flights from abroad to Malta and back Once you confirm your diving holidays with Atlantis we will provide you…
Phyllangia americana mouchezii the Mediterranean Stony Corals a k a the Hidden Cup Corals or the Dark Colonial Coral are an azooxanthellate coral found along the eastern coast of the Atlantic Ocean and parts of the Mediterranean Sea also including the Maltese Islands Phyllangia americana mouchezii is a subspecies of Phyllangia americana which is very…