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.

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Spionid worm
Spio sp. / Spio cf. symphyta?
- worm 1

Spionid worm
Spio sp. / Spio cf. symphyta?
- dorsal view anterior 1

Spionid worm
Spio sp. / Spio cf. symphyta?
- ventral view anterior 1

Spionid worm
Spio sp. / Spio cf. symphyta?
- lateral view anterior 1

Spionid worm
Spio sp. / Spio cf. symphyta?
- dorsal view anterior 2

Spionid worm
Spio sp. / Spio cf. symphyta?
- dorsal view anterior 3

Spionid worm
Spio sp. / Spio cf. symphyta?
- lateral view gills 1

Spionid worm
Spio sp. / Spio cf. symphyta?
- dorsal view anterior under microscope 1

Spionid worm
Spio sp. / Spio cf. symphyta?
- dorsal view anterior under microscope 2

Spionid worm
Spio sp. / Spio cf. symphyta?
- eye spots / microscope 1

Spionid worm
Spio sp. / Spio cf. symphyta?
- habitat / location 1

Spionid worm
Spio sp. / Spio cf. symphyta?
- habitat / location 2

Numerous specimens were found in clean shell sand sampled from the shallow sublittoral at Hannafore Point, Hannafore, Looe, Cornwall, 29.04.22 and 15.05.22. The sea cucumber Oestergrenia digitata was also present in the samples.

Thanks to Andrew Mackie and Inga Williamson for their advice on this species, which appears to be part of an undescribed complex.

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.

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