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
Odontosyllis sp.? - A syllid worm -1 (Marine worm images)
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Syllid worm
Odontosyllis sp.?
- anterior / head 1

Syllid worm
Odontosyllis sp.?
- anterior / head 2

Syllid worm
Odontosyllis sp.?
- worm dorsal view 1

Syllid worm
Odontosyllis sp.?
- worm dorsal view 2

Specimen above found in a sample of sediment taken from the concrete support of a slipway in the SW corner of Newlyn Harbour, Newlyn, Cornwall. 04.03.15.

N.B. Blades of compound chaetae in Odontosyllis fulgurans are strongly bidentate. With Odontosyllis ctenostoma the blades of the chaetae are unidentate. The blades of the compound chaetae were not looked at in the specimen here at the time.

Odontosyllis species Syllidae Syllid Polychaete 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.