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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Amphiporid nemertean
Psammamphiporus elongatus
- worm 1

Amphiporid nemertean
Psammamphiporus elongatus
- worm 2

Amphiporid nemertean
Psammamphiporus elongatus
- worm 3

Amphiporid nemertean
Psammamphiporus elongatus
- worm close-up 1

Specimen above found in a sample of fouling collected from a pontoon at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall, 18.09.18.

Amphiporid nemertean
Psammamphiporus elongatus
- worm 4

Amphiporid nemertean
Psammamphiporus elongatus
- worm 5

Amphiporid nemertean
Psammamphiporus elongatus
- worm 6

Amphiporid nemertean
Psammamphiporus elongatus
- worm 7

Amphiporid nemertean
Psammamphiporus elongatus
- worm 8

All images above were taken of the same specimen. Specimen was found in a sample of algae taken from a pontoon at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall. 01.12.14.

Amphiporid nemertean
Psammamphiporus elongatus
- worm 9

Amphiporid nemertean
Psammamphiporus elongatus
- worm 10

Amphiporid nemertean
Psammamphiporus elongatus
- worm 11

Amphiporid nemertean
Psammamphiporus elongatus
- anterior under microscope 1

Amphiporid nemertean
Psammamphiporus elongatus
- stylet 1

Specimen above was found in a sample of marine fouling taken from a pontoon at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall, 25.05.18.

Amphiporid nemertean
Psammamphiporus elongatus
- worm relaxed 1

Amphiporid nemertean
Psammamphiporus elongatus
- worm coiled 1

Amphiporid nemertean
Psammamphiporus elongatus
- worm coiled 2

Amphiporid nemertean
Psammamphiporus elongatus
- worm anterior 3

Amphiporid nemertean
Psammamphiporus elongatus
- worm with exerted proboscis 1

Amphiporid nemertean
Psammamphiporus elongatus
- anterior under microscope 1

Amphiporid nemertean
Psammamphiporus elongatus
- stylet bulb region 1

Amphiporid nemertean
Psammamphiporus elongatus
- proboscis under microscope 1

Amphiporid nemertean
Psammamphiporus elongatus
- stylet bulb in proboscis 1

Amphiporid nemertean
Psammamphiporus elongatus
- stylet bulb in proboscis 2

Amphiporid nemertean
Psammamphiporus elongatus
- anterior white background 1

Amphiporid nemertean
Psammamphiporus elongatus
- with 0.1mm division rule 1

Specimen was found in a sample of fouling collected from a pontoon at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall. 28.05.15.

Species is most likely Psammamphiporus elongatus syn. Amphiporus elongatus. Dr. Juan Junoy of the EU-US Marine Biodiversity Research Group in Spain at the Universidad de Alcalá confirmed it is likely to be this species. It is important here to remember how difficult nemerteans are to identify in the field and sometimes even under a microscope, and often a more detailed examination is needed to confirm species.

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.