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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Cephalothricid ribbon worm
Cephalothrix rufifrons
- anterior of nemertean 1

Cephalothricid ribbon worm
Cephalothrix rufifrons
- anterior of nemertean 2

Cephalothricid ribbon worm
Cephalothrix rufifrons
- anterior of nemertean 3

Cephalothricid ribbon worm
Cephalothrix rufifrons
- lateral view anterior showing ventral position of mouth 1

Cephalothricid ribbon worm
Cephalothrix rufifrons
- nemertean worm 1

Cephalothricid ribbon worm
Cephalothrix rufifrons
- nemertean worm 2

Cephalothricid ribbon worm
Cephalothrix rufifrons
- nemertean worm 3

Cephalothricid ribbon worm
Cephalothrix rufifrons
- nemertean worm 4

This specimen was found in a sample of red algae collected from the base of the pier at the low tide mark. Albert Pier, Penzance, Cornwall, 29.09.18.

Cephalothricid ribbon worm
Cephalothrix rufifrons
- worm 1

Cephalothricid ribbon worm
Cephalothrix rufifrons
- worm anterior 1

Cephalothricid ribbon worm
Cephalothrix rufifrons
- worm anterior close-up 1

Specimen above found in a sample of Coral Weed, Corallina officinalis, collected from a large middleshore pool at Battery Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall. 17.06.16.

Cephalothricid ribbon worm
Cephalothrix rufifrons
- worm 2

Cephalothricid ribbon worm
Cephalothrix rufifrons
- worm 3

Cephalothricid ribbon worm
Cephalothrix rufifrons
- anterior dorsal view 1

Cephalothricid ribbon worm
Cephalothrix rufifrons
- anterior dorsal view 2

Cephalothricid ribbon worm
Cephalothrix rufifrons
- anterior ventral view 1

Cephalothricid ribbon worm
Cephalothrix rufifrons
- head 1

Cephalothricid ribbon worm
Cephalothrix rufifrons
- head 2

Cephalothricid ribbon worm
Cephalothrix rufifrons
- mid body 1

Specimen above found in a small sample of Coral Weed, Corallina officinalis, collected from lowershore pools at Battery Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall. 20.05.15.

Cephalothricid ribbon worm
Cephalothrix rufifrons
- worm dorsal view 1

Cephalothricid ribbon worm
Cephalothrix rufifrons
- anterior dorsal view 2

Cephalothricid ribbon worm
Cephalothrix rufifrons
- anterior dorsal view 3

Cephalothricid ribbon worm
Cephalothrix rufifrons
- anterior dorsal view 4

Specimen above found among algae on side of pontoon at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall. 02.04.15.

Cephalothricid ribbon worm
Cephalothrix rufifrons
- more than 12 specimens forming a knot 1

Cephalothricid ribbon worm
Cephalothrix rufifrons
- more than 12 specimens forming a knot 2

Cephalothricid ribbon worm
Cephalothrix rufifrons
- Coral Weed, Corallina officinalis habitat 1

Cephalothricid ribbon worm
Cephalothrix rufifrons
- location of 300mm x 300mm scrape sample / habitat 1

More than 15 specimens were found in a 300mm x 300mm scrape sample of Corallina officinalis, Coral Weed, in an area of seepage below a pool on the lowershore at Skilly, near Newlyn, Cornwall, 29.05.18. Over 100 species were recorded in the 300mm x 300mm sample.

Cephalothricid ribbon worm
Cephalothrix rufifrons
- feeding on the polychaete worm Platynereis 1

Cephalothricid ribbon worm
Cephalothrix rufifrons
- feeding on the polychaete worm Platynereis 2

Cephalothricid ribbon worm
Cephalothrix rufifrons
- feeding on the polychaete worm Platynereis 3

Numerous specimens were found in a scrape sample of Corallina officinalis, Coral Weed, in a deep pool on the middleshore at Battery Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall, 01.06.18.

Cephalothricid ribbon worm
Cephalothrix rufifrons
- female worm anterior 1

Cephalothricid ribbon worm
Cephalothrix rufifrons
- female worm anterior 2

Cephalothricid ribbon worm
Cephalothrix rufifrons
- female worm 1

The specimen above was found in a small sample of coralline algae taken from the lowershore at Marra Pool, Mount Batten, Plymouth, Devon, 03.03.22.

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.