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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Giant bootlace worm
Lineus longissimus
- worm 1

Giant bootlace worm
Lineus longissimus
- worm 2

Giant bootlace worm
Lineus longissimus
- worm 3

Giant bootlace worm
Lineus longissimus
- worm 4

Specimens above found under a rock on the lowershore at Chimney Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall. 21.03.12 and 30.04.18.

Giant bootlace worm
Lineus longissimus
- dorsal anterior worm 1

Giant bootlace worm
Lineus longissimus
- dorsal anterior worm 2

Giant bootlace worm
Lineus longissimus
- dorsal anterior worm 3

Giant bootlace worm
Lineus longissimus
- cephalic furrow 1

Giant bootlace worm
Lineus longissimus
- cephalic furrow 2

Specimen above found in a Wakame holdfast attached to a pontoon at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall. 02.07.16.

Giant bootlace worm
Lineus longissimus
- worm 5

Giant bootlace worm
Lineus longissimus
- worm 6

Giant bootlace worm
Lineus longissimus
- worm 7

Giant bootlace worm
Lineus longissimus
- worm 8

Giant bootlace worm
Lineus longissimus
- worm 9

Giant bootlace worm
Lineus longissimus
- worm 10

Giant bootlace worm
Lineus longissimus
- worm / head 1

Giant bootlace worm
Lineus longissimus
- worm / head 2

Giant bootlace worm
Lineus longissimus
- worm / head 3

Giant bootlace worm
Lineus longissimus
- worm / head 4

Giant bootlace worm
Lineus longissimus
- worm / head 5

Images of species taken at Hannafore Point, Looe; Marazion and Chimney Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall; and at Batten Bay, Plymouth, Devon.

Giant bootlace worm
Lineus longissimus
- worm dorsal view 1

Giant bootlace worm
Lineus longissimus
- ventral anterior 1

Giant bootlace worm
Lineus longissimus
- ventral anterior 2

Giant bootlace worm
Lineus longissimus
- worm / head 6

Giant bootlace worm
Lineus longissimus
- worm / head 7

Giant bootlace worm
Lineus longissimus
- in specimen container 1

Specimen found amongst algae, sea squirts and sponges at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall. 17.03.15.

One of the commonest worms of its type, the worm usually grows between 5 and 15m in length but can easily exceed this.

Scientific and European Names:
Lineus longissimus, Long worm, Bootlace worm, Lange nemertine.

Tags: Lineus longissimus UK species nemertean ribbon worm APHOTOMARINE July 2016

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.