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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Parchment worm
Chaetopterus variopedatus
- dorsal view head 1

Parchment worm
Chaetopterus variopedatus
- dorsal view head 2

Parchment worm
Chaetopterus variopedatus
- dorsal view head 3

Parchment worm
Chaetopterus variopedatus
- ventral view head 1

Parchment worm
Chaetopterus variopedatus
- lateral view head 1

Specimen above found in its tube on the side of a marina pontoon at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall. 08.06.15

Parchment worm
Chaetopterus variopedatus
- worm 1

Parchment worm
Chaetopterus variopedatus
- worm 2

Parchment worm
Chaetopterus variopedatus
- worm 3

Parchment worm
Chaetopterus variopedatus
- worm 4

Parchment worm
Chaetopterus variopedatus
- worm tube 1

Parchment worm
Chaetopterus variopedatus
- worm tube in rock crevice 1

Parchment worm
Chaetopterus variopedatus
- worm tube entrance 1

Species found at Chimney Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall, 18.04.11; also found in a lowershore crevice at Battery Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall, 15.06.14.

Scientific and European Names:
Chaetopterus variopedatus, Parchment worm, Perkamentkokerworm, Perkamentworm, Pergamentwurm.

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.