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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Orbiniid worm
Protoaricia oerstedii
- worm 1

Orbiniid worm
Protoaricia oerstedii
- worm 2

Orbiniid worm
Protoaricia oerstedii
- worm 3

Orbiniid worm
Protoaricia oerstedii
- worm anterior 1

Orbiniid worm
Protoaricia oerstedii
- with 0.1mm division rule 1

Orbiniid worm
Protoaricia oerstedii
- posterior under microscope 1

Orbiniid worm
Protoaricia oerstedii
- chaetae 1

Orbiniid worm
Protoaricia oerstedii
- chaetae 2

Orbiniid worm
Protoaricia oerstedii
- chaetae 3

Orbiniid worm
Protoaricia oerstedii
- sample site 1

Orbiniid worm
Protoaricia oerstedii
- habitat / location 1

The specimen above was found in a small scrape sample of Corallina officinalis collected from the low tide mark on a spring tide at Tavis Vor, Mousehole, near Penzance, Cornwall, 05.06.20.

Orbiniid worm
Protoaricia oerstedii
- worm 4

Orbiniid worm
Protoaricia oerstedii
- worm 5

Orbiniid worm
Protoaricia oerstedii
- with 0.1mm division rule 1

Orbiniid worm
Protoaricia oerstedii
- anterior under microscope 1

Orbiniid worm
Protoaricia oerstedii
- posterior under microscope 1

Orbiniid worm
Protoaricia oerstedii
- chaetae 4

Orbiniid worm
Protoaricia oerstedii
- chaetae 5

Orbiniid worm
Protoaricia oerstedii
- uncini 1

Orbiniid worm
Protoaricia oerstedii
- habitat / location 2

Two small specimens were found in a small scrape sample of Corallina officinalis collected from below the low tide mark on a spring tide at Downderry, Cornwall, 21.03.22.

Thanks to Dr. Andrew Mackie for his help in determining the probable identity of 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.