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
Phascolion (Phascolion) strombus strombus (Montagu, 1804) - A Peanut or Siphunculan worm
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Peanut or Sipunculan worm
Phascolion (Phascolion) strombus strombus
- worm side view 1

Peanut or Sipunculan worm
Phascolion (Phascolion) strombus strombus
- worm extending from shell 1

Peanut or Sipunculan worm
Phascolion (Phascolion) strombus strombus
- worm extending from shell 2

Peanut or Sipunculan worm
Phascolion (Phascolion) strombus strombus
- worm extending from shell 3

Peanut or Sipunculan worm
Phascolion (Phascolion) strombus strombus
- worm mouth 1

Peanut or Sipunculan worm
Phascolion (Phascolion) strombus strombus
- worm mouth 2

Peanut or Sipunculan worm
Phascolion (Phascolion) strombus strombus
- plug in Turritella communis 1

Peanut or Sipunculan worm
Phascolion (Phascolion) strombus strombus
- plug in Turritella communis 2

Images taken during the MBA Batten Bay Bioblitz 2014 at Mount Batten Plymouth, Devon. 12.09.14.

Species was discovered as a result of dredging for specimens at Mount Batten, numerous Tower shells, Turritella communis, were discovered and some old shells contained this species of siphunculan.

Phascolosoma granulatum Peanut Sipunculan 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.