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.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Nemertean species belonging to the order polystilifera - Newlyn Marina 28.05.15.
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Nemertean
Order Polystilifera
- dorsal view 1

Nemertean
Order Polystilifera
- dorsal and ventral view 1

Nemertean
Order Polystilifera
- anterior dorsal view / head 1

Nemertean
Order Polystilifera
- anterior ventral view 1

Nemertean
Order Polystilifera
- head under microscope 1

Nemertean
Order Polystilifera
- head under microscope 2

Nemertean
Order Polystilifera
- proboscis 1

Nemertean
Order Polystilifera
- mouthparts 1

Specimen above, to 10mm while moving, was found in a sample of scrapings taken from a marina pontoon at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall. 28.05.15.

It is not known what the species here actually is, so is impossible to know if it is a native species or not.

Alfonso Herrera Bachiller of the Departamento de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad de Alcalá, Spain; has evidence of a similar species occuring in the Mediterranean at Girona in Catalunya, Spain. Until a specimen can be refound and sequenced we'll not know what it is.

Nemertean species order polystilifera Newlyn Marina Ribbon worm Images
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.