APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

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Polyclad turbellarian
Stylostomum ellipse
- dorsal view flatworm 1

Polyclad turbellarian
Stylostomum ellipse
- dorsal view flatworm 2

Polyclad turbellarian
Stylostomum ellipse
- dorsal view anterior 1

Polyclad turbellarian
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- dorsal view anterior 2

Specimen found in sample of sea squirts, tunicates, taken from pontoons at Mylor Marina, Mylor Churchtown, near Falmouth, Cornwall. 18.09.15.

Polyclad turbellarian
Stylostomum ellipse
- dorsal view flatworm 3

Polyclad turbellarian
Stylostomum ellipse
- dorsal view flatworm 4

Polyclad turbellarian
Stylostomum ellipse
- dorsal view anterior 3

Polyclad turbellarian
Stylostomum ellipse
- dorsal view flatworm 5

Polyclad turbellarian
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- dorsal view flatworm 6

Polyclad turbellarian
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- dorsal view flatworm 7

Specimens found in scrape samples of marine fouling taken from pontoons at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall. 12.02.15 and 25.07.15. A very common species at Newlyn.

Species is described as bearing inconspicuous marginal tentacles and reported as common in colonies of Ciona intestinalis.
ref: Synopses of the British Fauna series, British Polyclad Turbellarians by S. Prudhoe.

The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help

people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.