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
Pista maculata (Dalyell, 1853) syn. Axionice maculata - A terebellid worm (Marine worms)
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Terebellid worm
Pista maculata
- ventral head and tentacles 1

Terebellid worm
Pista maculata
- ventral view 1

Terebellid worm
Pista maculata
- lateral view 1

Terebellid worm
Pista maculata
- anterior head 1

Terebellid worm
Pista maculata
- worm with tube 1

Terebellid worm
Pista maculata
- worm with tube 2

Terebellid worm
Pista maculata
- tube 1

Species found in its tube, which was found amongst red algae turf, on the lowershore, on the rocky spit north of Smeaton's Pier, St. Ives, Cornwall. 18.02.15.

Terebellid worm
Pista maculata
- tube 2

Terebellid worm
Pista maculata
- tube 3

Specimens above found with other fouling organisms on an inkwell crab / lobster pot that was washed-up at , Long Rock Station, near Marazion, Cornwall. 07.01.14.

Pista maculata Axionice Terebellid 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.