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
Agarophyton vermiculophyllum (Ohmi) Gurgel, J.N.Norris & Fredericq, 2018 - Worm Wart Weed - non-native
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Worm or Black Wart Weed
Agarophyton vermiculophyllum
- on lowershore at Poole 1

Worm or Black Wart Weed
Agarophyton vermiculophyllum
- on lowershore at Poole 2

Worm or Black Wart Weed
Agarophyton vermiculophyllum
- on lowershore at Poole 3

Worm or Black Wart Weed
Agarophyton vermiculophyllum
- on lowershore at Poole 4

Worm or Black Wart Weed
Agarophyton vermiculophyllum
- cropped to display wart 1

Worm or Black Wart Weed
Agarophyton vermiculophyllum
- habitat / location 1

Worm or Black Wart Weed
Agarophyton vermiculophyllum
- habitat / location 2

Worm or Black Wart Weed
Agarophyton vermiculophyllum
- habitat / location 3

Numerous specimens of this non-native, Pacific species were found on the lowershore on a low spring tide in front of the old pool at Baiters Point, Poole, Dorset, 12.09.18.

Original name:
Gracilariopsis vermiculophylla Ohmi, 1956
Synonymised names:
Gracilaria asiatica C.F.Zhang & B.M.Xia, 1985
Gracilaria vermiculophylla (Ohmi) Papenfuss, 1967
Gracilariopsis vermiculophylla Ohmi, 1956
Ref: WoRMS

Pending confirmation but this species is noted to have recently spread to a number of locations within Poole Harbour. Baiters Point is opposite Brownsea Island where the species has been reported. The species in Poole Harbour was determined by DNA sequencing.

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Agarophyton vermiculophyllum syn Gracilaria vermiculophylla Worm or Black Wart Weed Red Seaweed 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.