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
Amblyosyllis sp. nova. ? with white median stripe (St. Austell Bay) - A syllid worm (Marine worms)
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Syllid worm
Amblyosyllis species
- dorsal view 1

Syllid worm
Amblyosyllis species
- dorsal view 2

Syllid worm
Amblyosyllis species
- dorsal view anterior 1

Syllid worm
Amblyosyllis species
- old mussel rope where specimen was found 1

The specimen above was found in washings taken from an old mussel rope that was on the bottom and got caught up grab during commercial sampling offshore in St. Austell Bay, Cornwall, 23.06.22.

The type here will eventually be sequenced to determine what it is. It may or may not be the same species as the other striped Amblyosyllis on this website.

Thanks go to Greg Lingard and Mike Field of Ecospan Environmental Ltd. for allowing me to take samples from the rope.

Old fishing gear can attract a multitude of small invertebrate species and as such by removing marine refuse like this and sampling from it we can best determine localized biodiversity with minimal damage to the environment.

Amblyosyllis species white median stripe syllidae syllid marine 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.