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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Red ribbon worm
Lineus ruber
- dorsal view of nemertean 1

Red ribbon worm
Lineus ruber
- dorsal view anterior 1

Red ribbon worm
Lineus ruber
- lateral view anterior 1

Red ribbon worm
Lineus ruber
- ventral view anterior 1

Red ribbon worm
Lineus ruber
- freshly laid egg case 1

Red ribbon worm
Lineus ruber
- close-up eggs in egg case 1

Red ribbon worm
Lineus ruber
- freshly laid egg case 2

Specimen above found under a wet bottomed stone on the middleshore south of Newlyn Harbour, Newlyn, Cornwall, 06.04.16.

Red ribbon worm
Lineus ruber
- worm 1

Red ribbon worm
Lineus ruber
- worm 2

Red ribbon worm
Lineus ruber
- anterior view and head 1

Red ribbon worm
Lineus ruber
- head 1

Red ribbon worm
Lineus ruber
- head 2

Specimen above found under a stone at Gillian Harbour, St. Anthony-in-Meneage, near Helford, Cornwall. 07.03.15.

Red ribbon worm
Lineus ruber
- worm with eggs inside 1

Red ribbon worm
Lineus ruber
- worm with eggs inside 2

Red ribbon worm
Lineus ruber
- worm 1

Red ribbon worm
Lineus ruber
- worm 2

Red ribbon worm
Lineus ruber
- worm 3

Red ribbon worm
Lineus ruber
- worm underside 1

Red ribbon worm
Lineus ruber
- egg cocoon 1

Red ribbon worm
Lineus ruber
- egg cocoon 2

Red ribbon worm
Lineus ruber
- egg cocoon 3

Images taken of egg cocoon taken at Batten Bay, Plymouth, Devon. 01.03.06 and 18.03.06. Images taken of adult worms found on the upper-middleshore, under stones with sandy / muddy bottoms, at Little London, Marazion, near Penzance, Cornwall. 23.09.11.

Also see - Lineus clandestinus

Tags: Lineus ruber UK species nemertean ribbon worm April APHOTOMARINE 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.