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.
Nemertean species 01.04.22 Hannafore, Cornwall - A ribbon or nemertean worm (Nemertean images)
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Nemertean or ribbon worm
Nemertean sp. 01.04.22
- dorsal view 1
Nemertean sp. 01.04.22
- dorsal view 1
Nemertean or ribbon worm
Nemertean sp. 01.04.22
- dorsal view 2
Nemertean or ribbon worm
Nemertean sp. 01.04.22
- dorsal view 3
Nemertean or ribbon worm
Nemertean sp. 01.04.22
- with 0.1mm division rule 1
Nemertean or ribbon worm
Nemertean sp. 01.04.22
- head with ten eyes under microscope 1
Nemertean or ribbon worm
Nemertean sp. 01.04.22
- anterior under microscope 1
Nemertean or ribbon worm
Nemertean sp. 01.04.22
- stylet and basis under microscope 1
Nemertean or ribbon worm
Nemertean sp. 01.04.22
- habitat / location 1
Nemertean or ribbon worm
Nemertean sp. 01.04.22
- habitat / location 2
The specimen above was found in a small scrape sample of coralline algae taken from the very shallow sublittoral on an extra low spring tide on the west side of Hannafore Point, Hannafore, Cornwall, 01.04.22.
The most unusual thing about this nemertean is that it has five pairs of eyes. The two pairs of cephalic furrows suggests the species could be a Psammamphiporus or Nemertopsis, the stylet appears to be Tetrastemma-like so I'm quite unsure about the identification of this one and especially given it has five pairs of eyes, two pair would be normal.
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.