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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Plagiostomid flatworm
Vorticeros auriculatum
- dorsal and ventral view 1

Plagiostomid flatworm
Vorticeros auriculatum
- dorsal view / mature 1

Plagiostomid flatworm
Vorticeros auriculatum
- ventral view / mature 1

Plagiostomid flatworm
Vorticeros auriculatum
- on sea squirt 1

Specimen above was found in a sample scraped from a marina pontoon at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall, 21.05.17 and 29.06.16.

Plagiostomid flatworm
Vorticeros auriculatum
- dorsal view 1

Plagiostomid flatworm
Vorticeros auriculatum
- dorsal view 2

Plagiostomid flatworm
Vorticeros auriculatum
- lateral view 1

Specimen above was found in a sample scraped from a marina pontoon at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall. 14.04.15.

Plagiostomid flatworm
Vorticeros auriculatum
- dorsal view 3

Plagiostomid flatworm
Vorticeros auriculatum
- dorsal view 4

Plagiostomid flatworm
Vorticeros auriculatum
- ventral view 1

Plagiostomid flatworm
Vorticeros auriculatum
- ventral view 2

Plagiostomid flatworm
Vorticeros auriculatum
- lateral view 2

Plagiostomid flatworm
Vorticeros auriculatum
- anterior view of mouth 1

Possibly Vorticeros auriculatum found on sampling hydroid covered algae, mainly Chondrus crispus, in pools on the lowershore at Chyandour Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall. 01.06.14. SW4799530882.

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.