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
Perinereis cultrifera (Grube, 1840) - A Ragworm (Marine worm images)
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Ragworm
Perinereis cultrifera
- worm dorsal view 1

Ragworm
Perinereis cultrifera
- worm dorsal view 2

Ragworm
Perinereis cultrifera
- head and antennae 1

Ragworm
Perinereis cultrifera
- head 1

Specimen above found under a rock on the lowershore at Helford Passage, Cornwall, 05.06.15.

Ragworm
Perinereis cultrifera
- dorsal view epitoke 1

Ragworm
Perinereis cultrifera
- dorsal view epitoke 2

Ragworm
Perinereis cultrifera
- head of epitoke 1

Ragworm
Perinereis cultrifera
- parapodia of epitoke 1

A small number of specimens were found in rock crevices on the middleshore at Hannafore, Looe, Cornwall, 19.05.22.

Ragworm
Perinereis cultrifera
- worm anterior dorsal view 1

Ragworm
Perinereis cultrifera
- worm anterior dorsal view 2

Ragworm
Perinereis cultrifera
- front of pharynx 1

Specimen above found in muddy sediment under rocks in Newlyn Harbour, Newlyn, Cornwall. 08.04.15.

Ragworm
Perinereis cultrifera
- worm dorsal view 3

Ragworm
Perinereis cultrifera
- worm dorsal view 4

Ragworm
Perinereis cultrifera
- worm dorsal view 5

Ragworm
Perinereis cultrifera
- worm anterior dorsal view 3

Ragworm
Perinereis cultrifera
- mouthparts 1

Ragworm
Perinereis cultrifera
- mouthparts 2

Species found on the lowershore at Chimney Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall, 31.08.12 and 08.02.15.

Ragworm
Perinereis cultrifera
- mouthparts 3

Specimen above found under a rock on the lowershore at Treath, Helford, Cornwall. 08.10.17.

Perinereis cultrifera Ragworm 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.