APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that is found in the coastal waters
and rockpools of south-west England. Images by David Fenwick.

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Phyllodocid worm
Eumida sp. nova.
(new3 / G1-17.04.15)
- worm 1

Phyllodocid worm
Eumida sp. nova.
(new3 / G1-17.04.15)
- worm 2

Phyllodocid worm
Eumida sp. nova.
(new3 / G1-17.04.15)
- worm 3

Phyllodocid worm
Eumida sp. nova.
(new3 / G1-17.04.15)
- worm 4

Phyllodocid worm
Eumida sp. nova.
(new3 / G1-17.04.15)
- anterior dorsal view 1

A single specimen was found by author of this website in a sample of Coral Weed, Corallina officinalis, with trapped sediment. The sample was collected from the extreme lowershore at Chimney Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall. 17.04.15.

Species discovered as a result of DNA sequencing conducted by Arne Nygren during a scientific project to determine the number of cryptic species involved in the Eumida cf. sanguinea complex.

The specimen found has quite wide gold bands, much wider than bands seen in Eumida maia, for example. Please photograph similar specimen/s and report ones like this to me, more specimens are needed so the species can be best described. e-mail

 

 

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.

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