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
Subadyte pellucida (Ehlers, 1864) - A Polynoid or Scale worm (Marine worm images)
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Please note this species can be very variable in colour, especially the colour pattern on the scales, also the first pair of scales can have tubercules or be free of them.

Polynoid or Scale worm
Subadyte pellucida
- variation in colour 1

Polynoid or Scale worm
Subadyte pellucida
- dorsal view worm @Saltash 1

Polynoid or Scale worm
Subadyte pellucida
- lateral view worm @Saltash 1

Polynoid or Scale worm
Subadyte pellucida
- tuberculed scales @Saltash 1

Polynoid or Scale worm
Subadyte pellucida
- with 1.0mm division rule @Saltash 1

Polynoid or Scale worm
Subadyte pellucida
- dorsal view anterior under microscope @Saltash 1

Polynoid or Scale worm
Subadyte pellucida
- first scale pair with tubercule / microscope @Saltash 1

Polynoid or Scale worm
Subadyte pellucida
- mid-body scales microscope @Saltash 1

Polynoid or Scale worm
Subadyte pellucida
- habitat / location @ Saltash 1

Polynoid or Scale worm
Subadyte pellucida
- habitat / location @Saltash 2

The specimen above, 9mm in length, was found in a small sample of Mytilus sp., six mussels were collected that were covered in a selection of epiobionts like hydroids, barnacles, bryozoans and anemones, such as the Orange-striped anemone. The mussels were fouling the pontoon at Saltash Green, Saltash, Cornwall, 01.06.22. Other worms included Proceraea cornuta and Myrianida prolifera.

Polynoid or Scale worm
Subadyte pellucida
- dorsal view anterior @Marra 1

Polynoid or Scale worm
Subadyte pellucida
- dorsal view anterior @Marra 2

Polynoid or Scale worm
Subadyte pellucida
- dorsal view middle @Marra 1

Polynoid or Scale worm
Subadyte pellucida
- dorsal view worm @Marra 1

Polynoid or Scale worm
Subadyte pellucida
- dorsal view worm with 1.0mm division rule @Marra 1

Polynoid or Scale worm
Subadyte pellucida
- dorsal view anterior under microscope @Marra 1

Polynoid or Scale worm
Subadyte pellucida
- dorsal view anterior under microscope @Marra 2

Polynoid or Scale worm
Subadyte pellucida
- dorsal view scale @Marra 1

Polynoid or Scale worm
Subadyte pellucida
- habitat / location @Marra 1

The specimen above was found in a small sample of coralline algae collected from Marra Pool, Mountbatten, Plymouth, Devon, 03.03.22.

Polynoid or Scale worm
Subadyte pellucida
- dorsal anterior / head 1

Polynoid or Scale worm
Subadyte pellucida
- dorsal anterior / head 2

Polynoid or Scale worm
Subadyte pellucida
- dorsal view 1

Polynoid or Scale worm
Subadyte pellucida
- dorsal anterior / head 3

Polynoid or Scale worm
Subadyte pellucida
- with 0.1mm division rule 1

8mm juvenle specimen above found among algae on side of pontoon at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall. 17.03.15.

Polynoid or Scale worm
Subadyte pellucida
- dorsal view 2

Polynoid or Scale worm
Subadyte pellucida
- dorsal anterior / head 4

Polynoid or Scale worm
Subadyte pellucida
- scales 1

Polynoid or Scale worm
Subadyte pellucida
- scale under microscope 1

Polynoid or Scale worm
Subadyte pellucida
- scale under microscope 2

Specimen above was found in a scrape sample taken from the side of pontoon at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall. 03.01.17.

Polynoid or Scale worm
Subadyte pellucida
- dorsal view 3

Polynoid or Scale worm
Subadyte pellucida
- dorsal view anterior 1

Polynoid or Scale worm
Subadyte pellucida
- dorsal view posterior 2

Polynoid or Scale worm
Subadyte pellucida
- dorsal anterior / head 5

Polynoid or Scale worm
Subadyte pellucida
- scales 2

Specimen above was found in a sample of fouling taken from the side of pontoon at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall. 15.08.20.

Thanks to Dr. Andrew Mackie for his help and advice.

Subadyte pellucida Polynoid Scale 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.