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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Red tubicolous worm
Serpula vermicularis
- ventral view 1

Red tubicolous worm
Serpula vermicularis
- lateral view 1

Red tubicolous worm
Serpula vermicularis
- dorsal view anterior 1

Red tubicolous worm
Serpula vermicularis
- operculum 1

Red tubicolous worm
Serpula vermicularis
- ventral view anterior 1

Red tubicolous worm
Serpula vermicularis
- dorsal view anterior 1

Specimen above found on scraping fouling from a pontoon at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall. 21.09.15, 26.02.17 and 09.09.17.

Red tubicolous worm
Serpula vermicularis
- on marina pontoon 1

Red tubicolous worm
Serpula vermicularis
- on marina pontoon 2

Red tubicolous worm
Serpula vermicularis
- on marina pontoon 3

Specimen above found on side of pontoon at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall, 05.10.18.

Red tubicolous worm
Serpula vermicularis
- appearing from tube 1

Red tubicolous worm
Serpula vermicularis
- appearing from tube 2

Specimen above found on scraping fouling from a pontoon at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall. 29.06.16.

Red tubicolous worm
Serpula vermicularis
- appearing from tube 3

Red tubicolous worm
Serpula vermicularis
- appearing from tube 4

Specimen above found in a scrape sample from Ceres Rock, Gwithian, near Hayle, Cornwall. 10.03.16.

Red tubicolous worm
Serpula vermicularis
- radioles 1

Red tubicolous worm
Serpula vermicularis
- radiole 1

Red tubicolous worm
Serpula vermicularis
- radiole 2

Red tubicolous worm
Serpula vermicularis
- part of radiole 1

Red tubicolous worm
Serpula vermicularis
- radiole tip 1

Specimen above found in biofouling scraped from a pontoon at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall, 09.09.17.

Red tubicolous worm
Serpula vermicularis
- on side of marina pontoon 1

Red tubicolous worm
Serpula vermicularis
- in lowershore rockpool 1

Red tubicolous worm
Serpula vermicularis
- in lowershore rockpool 2

Red tubicolous worm
Serpula vermicularis
- in lowershore rockpool 3

Red tubicolous worm
Serpula vermicularis
- orange form 1

Red tubicolous worm
Serpula vermicularis
- orange form 2

Red tubicolous worm
Serpula vermicularis
- orange form 3

Red tubicolous worm
Serpula vermicularis
- worm close-up 1

Red tubicolous worm
Serpula vermicularis
- operculum 1

Red tubicolous worm
Serpula vermicularis
- operculum 2

Red tubicolous worm
Serpula vermicularis
- tube mouth 1

Red tubicolous worm
Serpula vermicularis
- tube 1

Red tubicolous worm
Serpula vermicularis
- tube 2

Images of species taken in a small lowershore rockpool at Roskilley, south of Newlyn, Cornwall. 05.08.11. SW47062745. Species also found on marina pontoon at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall. 14.10.14.

Scientific and European Names:
Serpula vermicularis, Red tubeworm, Red tubicolous worm, Roter Kalkrohrenwurm, Rode kalkokerworm, Serpule, Serpulla roja, Serpula rossa.

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.