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
Procerastea halleziana Malaquin, 1893 - A syllid worm (Marine worm images)
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Syllid worm
Procerastea halleziana
- adult / mature worm 1

Syllid worm
Procerastea halleziana
- worm on Ectopleura larynx 1

Syllid worm
Procerastea halleziana
- worm on Ectopleura larynx 2

Syllid worm
Procerastea halleziana
- worm on Ectopleura larynx 3

Syllid worm
Procerastea halleziana
- anterior view worm 1

Syllid worm
Procerastea halleziana
- anterior view worm 2

Syllid worm
Procerastea halleziana
- posterior view worm 1

Syllid worm
Procerastea halleziana
- with 1.0mm division rule 1

Numerous specimens of Procerastea halleziana were found on the stalks of the hydroid Ectopleura larynx, a species that this annelid species is associated. The worm species and hydroid was found at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall. 20.05.16.

Syllid worm
Procerastea halleziana
- dorsal view anterior 1

Syllid worm
Procerastea halleziana
- dorsal view anterior 2

Syllid worm
Procerastea halleziana
- sinuate pharynx 1

Syllid worm
Procerastea halleziana
- proventriculus 1

Syllid worm
Procerastea halleziana
- trepan has 16-28 teeth 1

Syllid worm
Procerastea halleziana
- chaetae 1

Specimen above was found in a scrape sample of biofouling taken from a pontoon at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall, 28.04.18.

Syllid worm
Procerastea halleziana
- anterior / head 1

Syllid worm
Procerastea halleziana
- trepan 1

Syllid worm
Procerastea halleziana
- proventriculus 2

Syllid worm
Procerastea halleziana
- proventriculus 3

Syllid worm
Procerastea halleziana
- mid-section 1

Syllid worm
Procerastea halleziana
- worm 1

Syllid worm
Procerastea halleziana
- worm 2

Specimen above found in samples scraped from a pontoon at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall. 27.05.15.

Specimen originally identified by Dr. Arne Nygren.

Procerastea halleziana on hydroid stalk ectopleura larynx Syllid Syllidae 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.