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 mirabilis
- worm dorsal view 1

Shovelhead worm
Magelona mirabilis
- worm dorsal view 2

Shovelhead worm
Magelona mirabilis
- dorsal view anterior 1

Shovelhead worm
Magelona mirabilis
- ventral view anterior 1

Shovelhead worm
Magelona mirabilis
- lateral view anterior 1

Shovelhead worm
Magelona mirabilis
- with 1.0mm division rule 1

Shovelhead worm
Magelona mirabilis
- anterior under microscope 1

Shovelhead worm
Magelona mirabilis
- base of tentacle under microscope 1

Shovelhead worm
Magelona mirabilis
- middle of tentacle under microscope 1

Shovelhead worm
Magelona mirabilis
- end of tentacle / microscope 1

Shovelhead worm
Magelona mirabilis
- chaetae under microscope 1

Shovelhead worm
Magelona mirabilis
- habitat / location 1

A number of specimens were found in a sieved sediment sample taken from the shallow sublittoral on an extra low tide at Marra Pool, Mount Batten, Plymouth, Devon, 04.03.22.

Thanks to Dr. Andrew Mackie for confirming this species.

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.