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
Lineus lacteus (Rathke, 1843) syn. Ramphogordius lacteus Rathke, 1843 - A lineid nemertean (Nemerteans)
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Lineid nemertean
Lineus lacteus
- worm - black background 1

Lineid nemertean
Lineus lacteus
- worm - black background 2

Lineid nemertean
Lineus lacteus
- worm - white background 1

Lineid nemertean
Lineus lacteus
- worm dorsal view anterior 1

Lineid nemertean
Lineus lacteus
- anterior eye spots 1

A number of specimens were found under wet bottomed rocks on the lower uppershore west of Seaton Beach, Seaton, Cornwall, 01.09.22.

Lineid nemertean
Lineus lacteus
- worm dorsal view 1

Lineid nemertean
Lineus lacteus
- worm dorsal view 2

Lineid nemertean
Lineus lacteus
- anterior dorsal view 1

Lineid nemertean
Lineus lacteus
- anterior dorsal view 2

Lineid nemertean
Lineus lacteus
- dorsal view 1

Lineid nemertean
Lineus lacteus
- dorsal view in petri dish 1

Lineid nemertean
Lineus lacteus
- dorsal view in petri dish 2

Lineid nemertean
Lineus lacteus
- from under a stone 1

Specimen found under a stone on the upper lowershore at Penlee Point, near Mousehole, Cornwall, 20.03.15.

Lineid nemertean
Lineus lacteus
- nemertean 1

Lineid nemertean
Lineus lacteus
- nemertean 2

Lineid nemertean
Lineus lacteus
- dorsal view anterior under a microscope 1

Lineid nemertean
Lineus lacteus
- dorsal view anterior under a microscope 2

Specimen above found under a "wet bottomed rock" on the middleshore at Battery Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall. 20.05.15.

Numerous specimens, 15+, were found under "wet bottomed rocks" on the middleshore on the eastern side of Battery Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall. 30.04.16.

Please, after looking under a rock, always place the rock back where it was found and the same way up as it was found.

Lineus lacteus (Rathke, 1843) syn. Ramphogordius lacteus Rathke, 1843.

Online references:

Lineus lacteus on ASTUNATURA

Lineus lacteus on the Marine Species Identification Portal

Lineus lacteus syn Ramphogordius lacteus nemertean ribbon 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.