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
Tubificoides benedii (Udekem, 1855) - A Marine oligochaete or Sludge worm (Marine worm images).
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Marine oligochaete worm
Tubificoides benedii
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Marine oligochaete worm
Tubificoides benedii
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Marine oligochaete worm
Tubificoides benedii
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Marine oligochaete worm
Tubificoides benedii
- anterior 1

Marine oligochaete worm
Tubificoides benedii
- anterior 2

Marine oligochaete worm
Tubificoides benedii
- worms in sample container 1

Marine oligochaete worm
Tubificoides benedii
- under microscope 1

Marine oligochaete worm
Tubificoides benedii
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Numerous specimens found in mud at the western end of Carnsew Pool, Hayle, Cornwall. 24.05.17. The worm was found in fully saline conditions, no freshwater sources were close to where the species was found.

Unlike Tubificoides insularis, T. benedii has no hairs.

Tubificoides benedii clitellate oligochaete Sludge 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.