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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Peanut or Sipunculan worm
Nephasoma (Nephasoma) minutum
- from above 1

Peanut or Sipunculan worm
Nephasoma (Nephasoma) minutum
- from above 2

Peanut or Sipunculan worm
Nephasoma (Nephasoma) minutum
- from above 3

Peanut or Sipunculan worm
Nephasoma (Nephasoma) minutum
- in worm tube in crevice 1

Peanut or Sipunculan worm
Nephasoma (Nephasoma) minutum
- in worm tube in crevice 2

Peanut or Sipunculan worm
Nephasoma (Nephasoma) minutum
- in shallow pool 1

Peanut or Sipunculan worm
Nephasoma (Nephasoma) minutum
- from above 4

Peanut or Sipunculan worm
Nephasoma (Nephasoma) minutum
- from above 5

Species found in lowershore rock crevices at Little London, Marazion, Cornwall. 26.08.13.

Peanut or Sipunculan worm
Nephasoma (Nephasoma) minutum
- from sediment sample 1

Specimen above was found in sediment collected beyond the low tide mark at Porthcressa, Hugh Town, St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, 24.07.17.

Peanut or Sipunculan worm
Nephasoma (Nephasoma) minutum
- from algae sample 1

Peanut or Sipunculan worm
Nephasoma (Nephasoma) minutum
- from algae sample 2

Peanut or Sipunculan worm
Nephasoma (Nephasoma) minutum
- body under microscope 1

Peanut or Sipunculan worm
Nephasoma (Nephasoma) minutum
- introvert under microscope 1

Peanut or Sipunculan worm
Nephasoma (Nephasoma) minutum
- introvert under microscope 2

The specimen above was found in a small sample of red algae taken from the lowershore at Trefusis Point Flushing, near Penryn, Cornwall, 24.09.18.

Species frequently found to occur in tubes of annelid worm species in crevices. The species was particularly found in wet rock crevices, and crevices that had algae covering the entrance to the crevice. The species does not exceed 15mm in length.

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.