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
Cephalothrix sp. (Sennen Cove 01.09.23) - A cephalothricid ribbon worm (Nemertean worm images)
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Cephalothricid ribbon worm
Cephalothrix sp.
- from Sennen Cove sample 1

Cephalothricid ribbon worm
Cephalothrix sp.
- from Sennen Cove sample 2

Cephalothricid ribbon worm
Cephalothrix sp.
- from Sennen Cove sample 3

Cephalothricid ribbon worm
Cephalothrix sp.
- dorsal view anterior 1

Cephalothricid ribbon worm
Cephalothrix sp.
- dorsal view anterior 2

Cephalothricid ribbon worm
Cephalothrix sp.
- anterior on white background 1

Cephalothricid ribbon worm
Cephalothrix sp.
- ventral view anterior 1

Cephalothricid ribbon worm
Cephalothrix sp.
- with 1.0mm division rule 1

Cephalothricid ribbon worm
Cephalothrix sp.
- with 1.0mm division rule 2

Cephalothricid ribbon worm
Cephalothrix sp.
- sponge species in which one specimen was discover 1

Cephalothricid ribbon worm
Cephalothrix sp.
- habitat / location 1

Two specimens of this species of Cephalothrix were found in in samples taken on the extreme lowershore in protected environments on the reef west of Sennen Cove, Cornwall, 01.09.23. The best specimen was found in a sample of sponge taken from an underboulder pool, another worm was found in a sample of Coral Weed, Corallina officinalis close-by.

The species here does not fit with any nemertean described by Gibson in the Synopses of the British Fauna, the species could be a 'described' southern species or could be a new species to science, which would not surprise me given the nature of the habitat.

Cephalothrix sp Sennen Cove 01.09.23 cephalothricid ribbon worm nemertean ribbon 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.