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.

Myzostoma cirriferum Leuckart, 1836 - A parasite of Antedon bifida, the Rosy feather-star.

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Parasitic polychaete
Myzostoma cirriferum
- worm ventral surface 1

Parasitic polychaete
Myzostoma cirriferum
- worm dorsal surface 1

Parasitic polychaete
Myzostoma cirriferum
- worm ventral surface 2

Parasitic polychaete
Myzostoma cirriferum
- worm dorsal surface 2

Parasitic polychaete
Myzostoma cirriferum
- worm lateral view 1

Parasitic polychaete
Myzostoma cirriferum
- worm on Antedon bifida 1

Parasitic polychaete
Myzostoma cirriferum
- worm on Antedon bifida 2

Parasitic polychaete
Myzostoma cirriferum
- worm on Antedon bifida 3

Parasitic polychaete
Myzostoma cirriferum
- worms on Antedon bifida 1

Parasitic polychaete
Myzostoma cirriferum
- infected Antedon bifida 1

Images of Myzostoma cirriferum taken on Antedon bifida, the Rosy feather-star at Porthcressa, Isles of Scilly. 49° 54′41.898″N 6° 18′ 45.582″W. 30.04.14.

Parasitic polychaete
Myzostoma cirriferum
- dorsal and ventral surfaces 1

Parasitic polychaete
Myzostoma cirriferum
- worm dorsal surface 3

Parasitic polychaete
Myzostoma cirriferum
- worm ventral surface 3

Parasitic polychaete
Myzostoma cirriferum
- worm ventral surface 4

Parasitic polychaete
Myzostoma cirriferum
- worm on Antedon bifida 4

Specimens above were found on Antedon bifida, in fouling on pontoon at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall, 12.09.15.

Parasitic polychaete
Myzostoma cirriferum
- cyst on Antedon bifida 1

Parasitic polychaete
Myzostoma cirriferum
- cyst / close-up 1

Images of Myzostoma cirriferum cyst taken on Antedon bifida, the Rosy feather-star, during the Marine Biological Association's Bioblitz Event 2011 at Barn Pool, Mount Edgcumbe Country Park, Cremyll, Cornwall. 30.09.11. SX45557 52973

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.