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
Un-identified species of sabellid worm, Sennen Cove, Cornwall, 18.01.18 (Marine worms)
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Sabellid worm
Perkinsiana or Parasabella?
- same specimen but different views of the worm 1

Sabellid worm
Perkinsiana or Parasabella?
- dorsal view of worm 1

Sabellid worm
Perkinsiana or Parasabella?
- with 0.1mm division rule 1

Sabellid worm
Perkinsiana or Parasabella?
- anterior under microscope 1

Sabellid worm
Perkinsiana or Parasabella?
- crown of radioles 1

Sabellid worm
Perkinsiana or Parasabella?
- tips of radioles 1

Sabellid worm
Perkinsiana or Parasabella?
- tip of radiole 1

Sabellid worm
Perkinsiana or Parasabella?
- habitat / cut sections of plastic creel collar for examination 1

Sabellid worm
Perkinsiana or Parasabella?
- plastic collar of lobster creel 1

A single specimen, approx. 6mm in length, was found on the plastic collar of a lobster pot / creel, that washed-up at low tide at Sennen Cove, Cornwall, 18.01.18. The plastic creel collar shown above is not the one that was examined here. The one found had not had a chance to dry out on the shore, it had over 70 species on it.

Could this be either Perkinsiana or Parasabella?

Un-identified species of sabellid worm sabellidae possibly perkinsiana or parasabella 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.