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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Green convolutid flatworm
Symsagittifera sp.?
- under microscope 1

Green convolutid flatworm
Symsagittifera sp.?
- under microscope 2

Green convolutid flatworm
Symsagittifera sp.?
- under microscope 2

Green convolutid flatworm
Symsagittifera sp.?
- colony on sediment 1

Green convolutid flatworm
Symsagittifera sp.?
- colony on sediment 2

Green convolutid flatworm
Symsagittifera sp.?
- in container 1

Green convolutid flatworm
Symsagittifera sp.?
- in container 2

Green convolutid flatworm
Symsagittifera sp.?
- habitat / location 1

A small colony of this species, what is likely to be a green convolutid flatworm of the genus Symsagittifera, was found was in a shallow pool over muddy sediments at Carnsew Pool, Hayle, West Cornwall, 24.05.17.

Carnsew Pool is a sluicing pool in the Hayle Estuary Complex, the pool, a near fully saline lagoon, was used to keep the channel leading to the harbour clear of sand and mud. The west of the pool is quite muddy and is known for wading birds, but sandy sediments are regularly washed into the pool and across the shallow pool from shore to shore.

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.

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