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
Eulalia clavigera (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833) - Greenleaf worm (Marine worm images)
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Greenleaf worm
Eulalia clavigera
- dorsal anterior of worm 1

Greenleaf worm
Eulalia clavigera
- dorsal anterior of worm 2

Greenleaf worm
Eulalia clavigera
- dorsal view segments 1

Specimen above found in a sample of marine fouling taken from pontoons at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall, 04.02.17.

Greenleaf worm
Eulalia clavigera
- worm close-up 1

Greenleaf worm
Eulalia clavigera
- dorsal view 1

Greenleaf worm
Eulalia clavigera
- ventral view 1

Greenleaf worm
Eulalia clavigera
- ventral view 2

Specimen above was found crawling over rocks at Gyllyngvase Beach, Falmouth, Cornwall, 06.12.14.

Greenleaf worm
Eulalia clavigera
- lateral view 1

Specimen above was found crawling over rocks at Great Hogus, Marazion, Cornwall, 20.05.14.

Greenleaf worm
Eulalia clavigera
- worm 1

At Albert Pier reef, Penzance, Cornwall, 11.02.13.

Greenleaf worm
Eulalia clavigera
- worm 2

With rock crevice fauna at Battery Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall, 14.08.11.

Greenleaf worm
Eulalia clavigera
- worm 3

At Batten Beach, Mount Batten, nr. Plymouth, Devon, 13.01.06.

Greenleaf worm
Eulalia clavigera
- worm close-up 2

Greenleaf worm
Eulalia clavigera
- worm close-up 3

At Spit Point, Par, near St. Austell, Cornwall, 31.05.10.

A common and widespread species, it is often seen crawling across wet rocks and under overhangs on the middle and lowershore; also found within crevices in rock.

N.B. Eulalia viridis has not been found south of the North Sea, in the South West our worms are Eulalia clavigera. It is possible that Eulalia viridis and Eulalia clavigera are both species complexes.

Eulalia sp. "Emits Yellow Muscus A" (tvk NHMSYS0021180023) is a new phyllodocid worm that is similar to Eulalia clavigera, but on being disturbed it produces vivid yellow mucus and not clear mucus like Eulalia clavigera. It also lives lower down the shore mostly in the shallow sublittoral in crevices and in kelp holdfasts.

Thanks go to Dr. Arne Nygren and Dr. Andrew Mackie for their continued help.

Eulalia clavigera Greenleaf Worm 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.