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
Nemertean species 02.03.17. (species nova?) - A ribbon or nemertean worm (Nemerteans)
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Nemertean or ribbon worm
Nemertean sp. nova. ?
- dorsal view 1

Nemertean or ribbon worm
Nemertean sp. nova. ?
- dorsal view of head 1

Nemertean or ribbon worm
Nemertean sp. nova. ?
- dorsal view of head 2

Nemertean or ribbon worm
Nemertean sp. nova. ?
- dorsal view of head 3

Nemertean or ribbon worm
Nemertean sp. nova. ?
- wrinkled dorsal surface 1

Nemertean or ribbon worm
Nemertean sp. nova. ?
- dorsal view posterior 1

Nemertean or ribbon worm
Nemertean sp. nova. ?
- head / eye spots 1

Nemertean or ribbon worm
Nemertean sp. nova. ?
- head and mouth 1

Nemertean or ribbon worm
Nemertean sp. nova. ?
- dorsal view anterior 1

Nemertean or ribbon worm
Nemertean sp. nova. ?
- dorsal view 2

Nemertean or ribbon worm
Nemertean sp. nova. ?
- dorsal view 3

Nemertean or ribbon worm
Nemertean sp. nova. ?
- with 1.0mm division rule 1

Specimen above is approx 60mm in length, much less when contracted. It was found under a rock on a pool margin on the lowershore, in the Penzance area of Cornwall, 02.03.17. Specimen moves with its head angled, as if to dig in substrate. On moving the animal the anterior ventral surface of the nemertean appears to loosely attach to a perspex surface. The species produces a noticeable amount of clear mucus.

White many eyed Ribbon worm Nemertean Worm Images
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