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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Ross worm
Sabellaria spinulosa
- juvenile worm 1

Ross worm
Sabellaria spinulosa
- juvenile worm 2

Ross worm
Sabellaria spinulosa
- colony 1

Ross worm
Sabellaria spinulosa
- stabilizing substrate 1

Ross worm
Sabellaria spinulosa
- head 1

Ross worm
Sabellaria spinulosa
- head 2

Ross worm
Sabellaria spinulosa
- worm on black perspex 1

Ross worm
Sabellaria spinulosa
- worm with rule 1

Ross worm
Sabellaria spinulosa
- paleae 1

Ross worm
Sabellaria spinulosa
- palea 1

Ross worm
Sabellaria spinulosa
- front of palea 1

Ross worm
Sabellaria spinulosa
- palea of both species of Sabellaria 1

Sabellaria spinulosa found and photographed on Albert Pier reef, Penzance, Cornwall.. 50.12422° (N) 5.555778° (W). 18.04.14.
Small colony, 60cm across, under Saw wrack, on north facing side of shallow lowershore gulley.

Intertidal colonies of juvenile Sabellaria alveolata can appear identical to the image of the colony shown here. The species are differentiated by the shape of the palaea.

 

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.