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
Myrianida prolifera (O.F. Müller, 1788) - A syllid worm (Marine worm images).
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Syllid worm
Myrianida prolifera
- dorsal view anterior 1

Syllid worm
Myrianida prolifera
- dorsal view worm 1

Syllid worm
Myrianida prolifera
- dorsal view worm 2

Syllid worm
Myrianida prolifera
- coiled 1

Specimen found in a sample taken from a pontoon at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall. 12.05.15.

Syllid worm
Myrianida prolifera
- dorsal view anterior 2

Syllid worm
Myrianida prolifera
- dorsal view head 1

Syllid worm
Myrianida prolifera
- trepan under microscope 1

Syllid worm
Myrianida prolifera
- proventriculus / microscope 1

Syllid worm
Myrianida prolifera
- dorsal view of lateral edge 1

Three specimen found in a sample of weed washing. A small number of fronds of large brown species were collected from pontoons at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall. 11.01.18.

Syllid worm
Myrianida prolifera
- dorsal view worm 3

Syllid worm
Myrianida prolifera
- dorsal view worm 4

Syllid worm
Myrianida prolifera
- dorsal view worms 1

Syllid worm
Myrianida prolifera
- dorsal view anterior 3

Syllid worm
Myrianida prolifera
- from chain of stolons / microscope / gemmiparity 1

Syllid worm
Myrianida prolifera
- dorsal view head under microscope 1

Syllid worm
Myrianida prolifera
- trepan under microscope 2

Syllid worm
Myrianida prolifera
- proventriculus / microscope 2

Syllid worm
Myrianida prolifera
- habitat / mussel fouling 1

A number of specimens were found in a small sample of Mytilus sp., six mussels were collected that were covered in a selection of epiobionts like hydroids, barnacles, bryozoans and anemones, such as the Orange-striped anemone. The mussels were fouling the pontoon at Saltash Green, Saltash, Cornwall, 01.06.22. Other worms included Proceraea cornuta and Subadyte pellucida.

Myrianida prolifera Syllidae syllid orange spotted 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.