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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Ribbon worm
Emplectonema gracile
- worm knot 1

Ribbon worm
Emplectonema gracile
- head 1

Ribbon worm
Emplectonema gracile
- head 2

Ribbon worm
Emplectonema gracile
- dorsal view anterior 1

Specimen above was found among Coral Weed, Corallina officinalis, in a large middleshore pool at Battery Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall. 03.07.16.

Ribbon worm
Emplectonema gracile
- worm knot 2

Ribbon worm
Emplectonema gracile
- worm knot 3

Ribbon worm
Emplectonema gracile
- worm knot 4

Ribbon worm
Emplectonema gracile
- dorsal view anterior 2

Ribbon worm
Emplectonema gracile
- head under microscope 1

Ribbon worm
Emplectonema gracile
- head under microscope 2

Ribbon worm
Emplectonema gracile
- stylet 1

Ribbon worm
Emplectonema gracile
- stylet 2

Ribbon worm
Emplectonema gracile
- stylet 3

Ribbon worm
Emplectonema gracile
- pigmentation 1

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

Ribbon worm
Emplectonema gracile
- worm knot under rock 1

Ribbon worm
Emplectonema gracile
- worm knot under rock 2

Ribbon worm
Emplectonema gracile
- anterior 1

Ribbon worm
Emplectonema gracile
- anterior / head 1

Ribbon worm
Emplectonema gracile
- anterior / head 2

Specimen above found as a worm knot under a rock on the lowershore at Chimney Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall. 26.05.13.

Ribbon worm
Emplectonema gracile
- worm in sediment / dorsal view anterior 1

Ribbon worm
Emplectonema gracile
- worm in sediment / markings on side of body 1

Ribbon worm
Emplectonema gracile
- worm in sediment 1

Specimen above found in sediment under a stone on the lowershore at Albert Pier reef, Penzance, Cornwall. 03.09.13.

Ribbon worm
Emplectonema gracile
- dorsal view anterior female 1

Ribbon worm
Emplectonema gracile
- dorsal view anterior female 2

Ribbon worm
Emplectonema gracile
- female with eggs inside 1

Ribbon worm
Emplectonema gracile
- female with eggs inside 2

Specimen above found under a rock on the lowershore at Wherry Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall. 25.06.13.

Ribbon worm
Emplectonema gracile
- under rock on lowershore 1

Ribbon worm
Emplectonema gracile
- habitat / location 1

The two specimens above were found as a worm knot under a rock on the lowershore in front of Smeaton's Pier, St. Ives, Cornwall. 10.10.14.

Thanks to Marco Faase for helping with the initial identification.

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.