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.
Ficopomatus enigmaticus (Fauvel, 1923) - Trumpet tube worm - invasive non-native species (Marine worms)
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Trumpet tube worm
Ficopomatus enigmaticus
- tubes 1
Ficopomatus enigmaticus
- tubes 1
Trumpet tube worm
Ficopomatus enigmaticus
- tubes 2
Trumpet tube worm
Ficopomatus enigmaticus
- tubes 3
Trumpet tube worm
Ficopomatus enigmaticus
- tubes 4
Trumpet tube worm
Ficopomatus enigmaticus
- tubes 5
Trumpet tube worm
Ficopomatus enigmaticus
- tubes 6
Trumpet tube worm
Ficopomatus enigmaticus
- worm 1
Trumpet tube worm
Ficopomatus enigmaticus
- worm 2
Trumpet tube worm
Ficopomatus enigmaticus
- lateral view operculum 1
Trumpet tube worm
Ficopomatus enigmaticus
- lateral view operculum 2
Trumpet tube worm
Ficopomatus enigmaticus
- operculum 1
Trumpet tube worm
Ficopomatus enigmaticus
- operculum 2
Trumpet tube worm
Ficopomatus enigmaticus
- operculum 3
Trumpet tube worm
Ficopomatus enigmaticus
- with 0.1mm division rule 1
Trumpet tube worm
Ficopomatus enigmaticus
- with 0.1mm division rule 2
Trumpet tube worm
Ficopomatus enigmaticus
- operculum teeth 1
The specimens shown above were kindly sent to the author by Dr. Christine Wood of the Marine Biological Association. Specimens were collected at Chichester Marina, Chichester, West Sussex. 14.09.16, where they were found to be superabundant.
This non-native species has been found in Cornwall at Beggar's Island on the River Lynher and commonly at Millbrook Lake, Millbrook, Cornwall. At Millbrook Lake the species can be found around the sides of the island and along the shoreline attached to rocks, see images below.
Trumpet tube worm
Ficopomatus enigmaticus
- in-situ in Millbrook Lake 1
Trumpet tube worm
Ficopomatus enigmaticus
- in-situ in Millbrook Lake 2
Trumpet tube worm
Ficopomatus enigmaticus
- encrusting rock - dorsal 1
Trumpet tube worm
Ficopomatus enigmaticus
- encrusting rock - ventral 1
Trumpet tube worm
Ficopomatus enigmaticus
- on rock ventral close-up 1
Trumpet tube worm
Ficopomatus enigmaticus
- dorsal view of tubes 1
Trumpet tube worm
Ficopomatus enigmaticus
- crown of live individual 1
Trumpet tube worm
Ficopomatus enigmaticus
- solid mass of tubes 1
Trumpet tube worm
Ficopomatus enigmaticus
- solid mass of tubes 2
The species also occurred with the isopod Lekanesphaera rugicauda and barnacle Balanus improvisus at Millbrook Lake, Cornwall, 03.02.18.
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.