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
Tharyx species (Carnsew Pool, Hayle, Cornwall, 08.06.17.) - A cirratulid worm (Marine worms)
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Cirratulid worm
Tharyx species
- worm 1

Cirratulid worm
Tharyx species
- worm 2

Cirratulid worm
Tharyx species
- worm 3

Cirratulid worm
Tharyx species
- worm 4

Cirratulid worm
Tharyx species
- worm 5

Cirratulid worm
Tharyx species
- with 0.1mm division rule 1

Cirratulid worm
Tharyx species
- with 0.1mm division rule 2

Cirratulid worm
Tharyx species
- anterior under microscope 1

Cirratulid worm
Tharyx species
- chaetae under microscope 1

Cirratulid worm
Tharyx species
- habitat / location 1

Numerous specimens found in a small sediment scrape near the shore. Sample cleaned using a fine plastic kitchen sieve and then the remains in the sieve added to seawater and examined using a stereo microscope. Specimens found at Carnsew Pool, Hayle, Cornwall, 08.06.17.

Tharyx species Cirratulidae Marine Cirratulid 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.