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
Jasmineira elegans Saint-Joseph, 1894 - A Sabellid worm (Marine worm images)
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Sabellid worm
Jasmineira elegans
- complete worm 1

Sabellid worm
Jasmineira elegans
- complete worm 2

Sabellid worm
Jasmineira elegans
- complete worm 3

Sabellid worm
Jasmineira elegans
- with autotomized radioles 1

Sabellid worm
Jasmineira elegans
- anterior 1

Sabellid worm
Jasmineira elegans
- anterior 2

Sabellid worm
Jasmineira elegans
- radioles 1

Sabellid worm
Jasmineira elegans
- with 1.0mm division rule 1

Sabellid worm
Jasmineira elegans
- autotomized radiole 1

Sabellid worm
Jasmineira elegans
- autotomized radiole 2

Sabellid worm
Jasmineira elegans
- tip of radiole 1

Sabellid worm
Jasmineira elegans
- abdominal uncini 1

Sabellid worm
Jasmineira elegans
- abdominal uncini 2

Sabellid worm
Jasmineira elegans
- abdominal uncini 3

Sabellid worm
Jasmineira elegans
- thoracic uncini 1

Sabellid worm
Jasmineira elegans
- thoracic uncini 2

Sabellid worm
Jasmineira elegans
- thoracic uncini 3

The 12-15mm specimen above was found in a sample of fouling scraped from a pontoon at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall. 02.07.16.

I am extremely grateful for the help and advice of Dr. Andrew Mackie of the National Museum of Wales, for his help in identifying the species.

The abdominal uncini, a key identification feature, were photographed under a microscope at x400.

Jasmineira elegans Sabellid Sabellidae 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.