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.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Fabricia stellaris (Müller, 1774) ? - A Fan worm (Marine worm images)
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Fan or Sabellid worm
Fabricia stellaris
- lateral view 1

Fan or Sabellid worm
Fabricia stellaris
- dorsal view 1

Fan or Sabellid worm
Fabricia stellaris
- radioles 1

Fan or Sabellid worm
Fabricia stellaris
- tubes in fine algal turf 1

Fan or Sabellid worm
Fabricia stellaris
- tubes in fine algal turf 2

Fan or Sabellid worm
Fabricia stellaris
- lateral view head 1

Fan or Sabellid worm
Fabricia stellaris
- head / anterior 1

Fan or Sabellid worm
Fabricia stellaris
- lateral view tail 1

Fan or Sabellid worm
Fabricia stellaris
- tail / posterior 2

Colony of Fabricia stellaris found amongst the fine, red, turf forming algae, Rhodothamniella floridula, or Sand Binder, in a middleshore pool with a sandy bottom, at Chyandour Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall, 27.01.15. SW4796530882.

The majority of worms found in the colony were 2-3mm in length.

Species yet to be verified.

 

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.