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.
Arenicola defodiens
- worm 1
Black Lugworm
Arenicola defodiens
- worm anterior / head 1
Black Lugworm
Arenicola defodiens
- gills 1
Black Lugworm
Arenicola defodiens
- worm posterior / tail 1
Black Lugworm
Arenicola defodiens
- with 1.0mm division rule 1
Black Lugworm
Arenicola defodiens
- worm anterior / head 2
Black Lugworm
Arenicola defodiens
- scales on tip of head 1
Black Lugworm
Arenicola defodiens
- gills 2
Black Lugworm
Arenicola defodiens
- gills close-up 1
Black Lugworm
Arenicola defodiens
- part of gills / microscope 1
Black Lugworm
Arenicola defodiens
- part of gills / microscope 2
The specimen above was kindly given to me by a local fisherman who was digging bait at Wherry Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall, 16.10.20.
Black Lugworm
Arenicola defodiens
- worm 2
Black Lugworm
Arenicola defodiens
- worm 3
Black Lugworm
Arenicola defodiens
- worm 4
Black Lugworm
Arenicola defodiens
- worm 5
The specimen above was found on the lowershore at Spit Point, Par, Cornwall, 26.05.10.
Black Lugworm
Arenicola defodiens
- worm 6
Black Lugworm
Arenicola defodiens
- worm 7
Black Lugworm
Arenicola defodiens
- worm 8
The three images above were taken at various locations across the south coast of Devon and Cornwall.
Black Lugworm
Arenicola defodiens
- worm cast 1
Black Lugworm
Arenicola defodiens
- worm casts 1
The worm casts above were seen on the lowest part of the shore on an extra low spring tide at St. Michael's Mount, Marazion, Cornwall, 01.02.10.
APHOTOMARINE supports open source data recording and sharing for the benefit of wildlife, recorders, research, science and education. The project recommends the following websites and works with the following bodies and organisations.
The Marine Biological Association or MBA, based in Plymouth, is one of the world’s longest-running societies dedicated to promoting research into our oceans and the life they support. Since 1884 the MBA has been providing a unified, clear, independent voice on behalf of the marine biological community.It has a growing membership in over 40 countries.
The National Biodiversity Network or NBN is a charity that supports open source data sharing and recording supporting conservation, science and education. "Why do recorders need open source?". Simply because it supports the core values of wildlife recording and the free use of records and data over a very wide network that includes partners like the Natural History Museum.
The taxonomy used here is based on that of the following database, which is also used by the MBA, NHM and the NBN.
The World Register of Marine Species or WoRMS.