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
Punnettia splendida (Keferstein, 1862) - Bright ribbon worm (Nemertean images)
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Bright ribbon worm
Punnettia splendida
- dorsal view 1

Bright ribbon worm
Punnettia splendida
- dorsal view in-situ 1

The specimen featured here was found by Christine Morrow and Bernard Picton on the lowershore at Ballyhenry Is., Strangord Lough, Northern Ireland. This species is a rare find on the lowershore, it favours the shallow sublittoral and deeper water where it is found on algae.

The images above are copyright Christine Morrow and Bernard Picton and have been kindly supplied to display this quite distinctive species on APHOTOMARINE.

Punnettia splendida Bright ribbon worm drepanophoridae nemertean ballyhenry is strangord lough northern ireland christine morrow bernard picton 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.