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.

Nicolea venustula (Montagu, 1818) - A Terebellid worm (Marine worm images).

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Terebellid worm
Nicolea venustula
- worm 1

Terebellid worm
Nicolea venustula
- worm 2

Terebellid worm
Nicolea venustula
- worm 3

Terebellid worm
Nicolea venustula
- posterior 1

Terebellid worm
Nicolea venustula
- anterior 1

Specimen above found under a rock on the lowershore at Hannafore, Looe, Cornwall, 29.03.17.

Terebellid worm
Nicolea venustula
- lateral view 1

Terebellid worm
Nicolea venustula
- anterior view / head 1

Terebellid worm
Nicolea venustula
- lateral view 2

Terebellid worm
Nicolea venustula
- anterior view / head 2

Terebellid worm
Nicolea venustula
- lateral view 3

Terebellid worm
Nicolea venustula
- lateral view 4

Terebellid worm
Nicolea venustula
- lateral view 5

Specimen above found in a sample of bryozoan turf containing Scrupocellaria sp. and Bugula turbinata, taken from under rocks near the low water mark, on spit north of Smeaton's Pier, St. Ives, Cornwall. 10.10.14. Species also found in sample of Coral weed taken from low water at Albert Pier reef, Penzance, Cornwall. 07.10.14.

Terebellid worm
Nicolea venustula
- dorsal view anterior 1

Terebellid worm
Nicolea venustula
- gill 1

Terebellid worm
Nicolea venustula
- thoracic uncini 1

Terebellid worm
Nicolea venustula
- abdominal uncini 1

Specimen above found in a sample of fouling collected from Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall, 08.08.18. Images were taken with the specimen under a microscope.

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.