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
Euclymene oerstedii (Claparède, 1863) - A Maldanid or Bamboo worm (Marine worm images)
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Maldanid or Bamboo worm
Euclymene oerstedii
- pygidial funnel 1

Maldanid or Bamboo worm
Euclymene oerstedii
- pygidial funnel 2

Maldanid or Bamboo worm
Euclymene oerstedii
- worm piece 1

Maldanid or Bamboo worm
Euclymene oerstedii
- worm piece 2

Maldanid or Bamboo worm
Euclymene oerstedii
- posterior under microscope 1

Maldanid or Bamboo worm
Euclymene oerstedii
- anal cirri 1

Maldanid or Bamboo worm
Euclymene oerstedii
- anal cirri 2

Specimen illustrated is 10mm long and represents a broken rear end of a worm. Fortunately, the rear, pygidial funnel end of the worm has useful characteristics to identify the species. The specimen was found littorally on sieving loose surface sediments at Penzance Harbour, Penzance, Cornwall, 22.01.18..

Species kindly verified by Dr. Andrew Mackie.

Euclymene oerstedii Maldanid Bamboo worm Marine Annelida Polychaete 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.