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
Carcinonemertes carcinophila (Kölliker, 1845) - A Shore crab parasite - 1 (Nemertean worm images)
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Parasitic nemertean
Carcinonemertes carcinophila
- nemertean with Carcinus maenus, Shore crab eggs 1

Parasitic nemertean
Carcinonemertes carcinophila
- nemertean with Carcinus maenus, Shore crab eggs 2

Parasitic nemertean
Carcinonemertes carcinophila
- nemertean with Carcinus maenus, Shore crab eggs 3

Parasitic nemertean
Carcinonemertes carcinophila
- nemertean 1

Parasitic nemertean
Carcinonemertes carcinophila
- nemertean 2

Parasitic nemertean
Carcinonemertes carcinophila
- nemertean 3

Parasitic nemertean
Carcinonemertes carcinophila
- dorsal view posterior 1

Parasitic nemertean
Carcinonemertes carcinophila
- posterior of nemertean juvenile under microscope 1

Parasitic nemertean
Carcinonemertes carcinophila
- white nemertean egg chains 1

Parasitic nemertean
Carcinonemertes carcinophila
- white nemertean egg chains 2

Parasitic nemertean
Carcinonemertes carcinophila
- white nemertean egg chains 3

Parasitic nemertean
Carcinonemertes carcinophila
- eggs under microscope with 0.1mm division rule 1

Parasitic nemertean
Carcinonemertes carcinophila
- female Shore crab with egg mass before nemertean was found ©Jan Whittington 1

A number of specimens with egg chains were found on the egg mass of a dead female Shore crab, Carcinus maenus, at Hannafore reef, Hannafore, West Looe, Cornwall, 31.01.18.

That's to Jan Whittington, for finding the crab and allowing me to inspect it.

Carcinonemertes carcinophila parasitic nemertean Shore crab Carcinus maenus parasite Ribbon 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.