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.
Amblyosyllis formosa (Claparède, 1863) - A syllid worm (Marine worm images).
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Syllid worm
Amblyosyllis formosa
- dorsal view 1
Amblyosyllis formosa
- dorsal view 1
Syllid worm
Amblyosyllis formosa
- dorsal view 2
Syllid worm
Amblyosyllis formosa
- dorsal anterior 1
Specimen above was found on an extra low spring tide at Helford, Cornwall. 08.04.16.
Syllid worm
Amblyosyllis formosa
- dorsal view juvenile 1
Syllid worm
Amblyosyllis formosa
- dorsal view 3
Syllid worm
Amblyosyllis formosa
- dorsal view 4
Syllid worm
Amblyosyllis formosa
- dorsal view 5
Syllid worm
Amblyosyllis formosa
- dorsal view 6
Syllid worm
Amblyosyllis formosa
- dorsal view 7
Syllid worm
Amblyosyllis formosa
- dorsal view 8
Syllid worm
Amblyosyllis formosa
- dorsal view 9
Syllid worm
Amblyosyllis formosa
- rolled-up 1
Syllid worm
Amblyosyllis formosa
- ventral view 1
Syllid worm
Amblyosyllis formosa
- dorsal view 10
Syllid worm
Amblyosyllis formosa
- dorsal view 11
Syllid worm
Amblyosyllis formosa
- dorsal view 12
Syllid worm
Amblyosyllis formosa
- crawling over algae 1
Syllid worm
Amblyosyllis formosa
- crawling over sea squirt 1
Syllid worm
Amblyosyllis formosa
- crawling over sea squirt 2
Syllid worm
Amblyosyllis formosa
- ventral view head 1
Syllid worm
Amblyosyllis formosa
- ventral anterior head 1
Syllid worm
Amblyosyllis formosa
- proventriculus 1
Syllid worm
Amblyosyllis formosa
- chaetae 1
Specimens above found in samples taken from pontoons at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall. 03.12.14, 13.12.14 and 04.05.15.
Syllid worm
Amblyosyllis formosa
- posterior 1
Syllid worm
Amblyosyllis formosa
- swimming chaetae 1
Syllid worm
Amblyosyllis formosa
- alternating jointed and swimming chaetae 1
Above: Three specimens were seen swimming on the sea surface at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall, 01.09.17. On microscopic examination the specimens were found to have swimming chaete. The specimens likely represent a juvenile asexual dispersal stage of the species. The specimens initially had jointed chaete, but after the fourth pair each pair of jointed chaetae alternated with a pair of swimming chaetae.
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.