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
Vermiliopsis striaticeps (Grube, 1862) - A non-native species of serpulid worm (Marine worms)
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Serpulid worm
Vermiliopsis striaticeps
- worm 1

Serpulid worm
Vermiliopsis striaticeps
- worm 2

Serpulid worm
Vermiliopsis striaticeps
- radioles 1

Serpulid worm
Vermiliopsis striaticeps
- radioles 2

Serpulid worm
Vermiliopsis striaticeps
- radioles 3

Serpulid worm
Vermiliopsis striaticeps
- operculum 1

Serpulid worm
Vermiliopsis striaticeps
- glandular pad 1

Serpulid worm
Vermiliopsis striaticeps
- glandular pad 2

Serpulid worm
Vermiliopsis striaticeps
- radioles and operculum 1

Serpulid worm
Vermiliopsis striaticeps
- tube mouth in-situ 1

Serpulid worm
Vermiliopsis striaticeps
- tube mouth in-situ 2

Serpulid worm
Vermiliopsis striaticeps
- tentacle with eyes 1

Serpulid worm
Vermiliopsis striaticeps
- tentacle with eyes 2

Serpulid worm
Vermiliopsis striaticeps
- tentacle eyes 1

Serpulid worm
Vermiliopsis striaticeps
- chaetae 1

Serpulid worm
Vermiliopsis striaticeps
- worm tubes on rock 1

Serpulid worm
Vermiliopsis striaticeps
- worm tubes on rock 2

Serpulid worm
Vermiliopsis striaticeps
- worm tubes on rock 3

Serpulid worm
Vermiliopsis striaticeps
- worm tubes on rock 4

Serpulid worm
Vermiliopsis striaticeps
- worm tubes on rock 5

Serpulid worm
Vermiliopsis striaticeps
- worm tubes on rock 6

Serpulid worm
Vermiliopsis striaticeps
- worm tubes in oyster shell 1

Numerous specimens of this non-native species were found under a submerged rock at low tide in Carnsew Pool, Hayle, Cornwall. 15.09.11. The species was re-found, identified and confirmed 30.08.16.

Typical fauna under the submerged rocks in Carnsew Pool includes the following species, Didemnum maculosum, Ascidiella aspersa, Corella eumyota, Botrylloides leachii, Botryllus schlosseri, Cereus pedunculatus, Sagartia troglodytes, Sagartiogeton undatus and Chlamys varia.

Vermiliopsis striaticeps non-native species of serpulid worm Marine 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.