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.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Hydroides sp., H. norvegicus or H. elegans - A serpulid worm (Marine worm images)
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Serpulid worm
Hydroides sp.
- with 0.1mm division rule 1

Serpulid worm
Hydroides sp.
- primary operculum 1

Serpulid worm
Hydroides sp.
- primary operculum 2

Serpulid worm
Hydroides sp.
- secondary operculum 1

Serpulid worm
Hydroides sp.
- secondary operculum 2

Serpulid worm
Hydroides sp.
- secondary operculum 3

Serpulid worm
Hydroides sp.
- dorsal view head 1

Serpulid worm
Hydroides sp.
- worm tube 1

Serpulid worm
Hydroides sp.
- location 1

Specimen found on the underside of a rock that was collected sublittorally, at low tide, from a small spit inside Newlyn Harbour, Newlyyn, Cornwall. 31.08.16.

Identification of specimen could not be determined from images of the operculum/s. Examination of the collar chaetae was needed to separate H. norvegicus from H. elegans here, the latter a common species inside harbours. Advice kindly given by Harry ten Hove, a serpulid expert.

Hydroides norvegicus elegans primary and secondary operculum Tubeworm Serpulid marine worm images
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.