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.
Plagiostomum sulphureum Graff, 1882 ? - A Plagiostomid flatworm (Marine flatworm images)
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Plagiostomid flatworm
Plagiostomum sulphureum ?
- on light background 1
Plagiostomum sulphureum ?
- on light background 1
Plagiostomid flatworm
Plagiostomum sulphureum ?
- with 0.1mm division rule 1
Plagiostomid flatworm
Plagiostomum sulphureum ?
- with 0.1mm division rule 2
Plagiostomid flatworm
Plagiostomum sulphureum ?
- squash on slide 1
Plagiostomid flatworm
Plagiostomum sulphureum ?
- squash on slide 2
Plagiostomid flatworm
Plagiostomum sulphureum ?
- squash on slide 3
Specimen found in sample of sea squirts, tunicates, taken from pontoons at Mylor Marina, Mylor Churchtown, near Falmouth, Cornwall. 18.09.15.
Specimen squashed between two slides to investigate if any internal organs could be seen that might identify the species.
The name Plagiostomum sulphureum has been used here as the specimen externally fits the description given by F. W. Gamble for the species, and more than any orange flatworm I've seen. The habitat is not typical but marinas are home to a whole range of species that one wouldn't necessary consider finding.
Plagiostomum sulphureum appeared as Plagiostoma sulphureum in F.W. Gamble's article British Marine Turbellaria in The Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science. Vol. XXXIV, 1892, where the species is both described and is illustrated by a line drawing.
Plagiostomid flatworm
Plagiostomum sulphureum ?
- in-situ on marine fouling 1
Plagiostomid flatworm
Plagiostomum sulphureum ?
- in-situ on marine fouling 2
Numerous specimens were found in a sample of fouling taken from a pontoon at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall, 05.10.18.
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.