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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Shovelhead worm
Magelona filiformis ?
- dorsal view anterior 1

Shovelhead worm
Magelona filiformis ?
- lateral view anterior 1

Shovelhead worm
Magelona filiformis ?
- lateral view anterior 2

Shovelhead worm
Magelona filiformis ?
- with 0.1mm division rule 1

Shovelhead worm
Magelona filiformis ?
- head under microscope 1

Shovelhead worm
Magelona filiformis ?
- head under microscope 2

A broken specimen of what is likely this species was found in a sieved sediment sample taken from the low tide level on an extra low tide at Marra Pool, Mount Batten, Plymouth, Devon, 02.04.22.

Shovelhead worm
Magelona filiformis
- larva anterior / head 1

Shovelhead worm
Magelona filiformis
- larva anterior / head 2

Shovelhead worm
Magelona filiformis
- larva ventral anterior 1

Shovelhead worm
Magelona filiformis
- larva ventral anterior 2

Shovelhead worm
Magelona filiformis
- worm 1

Shovelhead worm
Magelona filiformis
- tentacle 1

Shovelhead worm
Magelona filiformis
- posterior 1

Species caught in a plankton net at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall, 16.06.17.

Genus found using the book "Coastal Plankton - Photo Guide for European Seas" by Otto Larink & Wilfried Westheide.

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.