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.

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Lineid nemertean
Lineus viridis
- worm black background 1

Lineid nemertean
Lineus viridis
- worm anterior with black background 1

Lineid nemertean
Lineus viridis
- worm anterior with black background 2

Lineid nemertean
Lineus viridis
- nemertean egg string close-up with black background 1

Lineid nemertean
Lineus viridis
- nemertean egg string with black background 1

Lineid nemertean
Lineus viridis
- habitat / location 1

Lineid nemertean
Lineus viridis
- habitat / location 2

Worms and egg strings found under rocks on the lowershore on a low spring tide at Saltash waterside, Saltash, Cornwall, 30.03.22.

Lineid nemertean
Lineus viridis
- worm 1

Lineid nemertean
Lineus viridis
- worm 2

Lineid nemertean
Lineus viridis
- worm 3

Lineid nemertean
Lineus viridis
- worm 4

Lineid nemertean
Lineus viridis
- worm 5

Lineid nemertean
Lineus viridis
- worm 6

Lineid nemertean
Lineus viridis
- worm 7

Ribbon worm
Lineus viridis
- worm / head 1

Ribbon worm
Lineus viridis
- worm / in container 1

Images above taken of the species found under stones on the middleshore at Chimney Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall. 20.10.12.

Lineid nemertean
Lineus viridis
- worm dorsal view 1

Lineid nemertean
Lineus viridis
- worm ventral view 1

Lineid nemertean
Lineus viridis
- dorsal view head 1

Lineid nemertean
Lineus viridis
- dorsal view head 2

Lineid nemertean
Lineus viridis
- head lateral view 1

Specimen above found on the lowershore at Gillian Harbour, St. Anthony-in-Meneage, near Helford, Cornwall. 10.03.15.

Lineid nemertean
Lineus viridis
- worm anterior 1

Lineid nemertean
Lineus viridis
- worm dorsal view 1

Lineid nemertean
Lineus viridis
- lateral section 1

Lineid nemertean
Lineus viridis
- lateral section 2

Lineid nemertean
Lineus viridis
- close-up ventral section 1

Lineid nemertean
Lineus viridis
- dorsal view head 1

Lineid nemertean
Lineus viridis
- ventral view head 1

Lineid nemertean
Lineus viridis
- ventral view head 2

Lineid nemertean
Lineus viridis
- dorsal view in petri dish 1

Lineid nemertean
Lineus viridis
- dorsal view in petri dish 2

Specimen found under a stone on the upper lowershore at Penlee Point, near Mousehole, Cornwall, 20.03.15.

Lineid nemertean
Lineus viridis
- nemertean worm 1

Lineid nemertean
Lineus viridis
- nemerteans worms 1

Lineid nemertean
Lineus viridis
- nemerteans worms 3

Lineid nemertean
Lineus viridis
- habitat / location 1

Lineid nemertean
Lineus viridis
- habitat / location 2

The specimens above were found under rocks on the lowershore at Trefusis Point Flushing, near Penryn, Cornwall, 24.09.18.

Scientific and European Names:
Lineus viridis, Borlasia olivacea, Cerebratulus viridis, Fasciola viridis, Lineus genserensis.

Also see - Lineus clandestinus

Tags: Lineus viridis UK species nemertean ribbon worm March APHOTOMARINE 2015

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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