Polychaete worms (Phylum Annelida) - Subclass Errantia UK

Please note, Eulalia viridis is not is not a common intertidal species around the UK, it is a northern species, its limit within UK waters is the southern part of the North Sea. The species seen intertidally in the UK that is commonly known as the 'Green Leaf Worm' is Eulalia clavigera.

Eumida
Eumida ockelmanni Eibye-Jacobsen, 1987
- A phyllodocid worm
Eumida sp. nova. (new3 / G1)
- A cryptic species related to E. ockelmanni
Eumida sp. nova.? (acq. 03012017)
- An undescribed phyllodocid worm

The Eumida sanguinea complex - Please note the examples of the species below were mostly determined by DNA sequencing during a study to determine the number cryptic species found within this complex. Morpological identification is not possible in some instances or locations.
Eumida fenwicki Teixeira, Vieira, Ravara, Costa
and Nygren 2022 sp. nov. - A phyllodocid worm
Eumida mackiei Teixeira, Vieira, Pleijel et al., 2019
- A phyllodocid worm
Eumida maia Nygren & Pleijel, 2010 - A phyllodocid worm
Eumida aff. merope - A phyllodocid worm
Eumida taygete Nygren & Pleijel, 2010
- A phyllodocid worm

Mysta
Mysta picta (Quatrefages, 1866) syn. Eteone picta
- A phyllodocid worm

Mystides
Mystides caeca Langerhans, 1880 - A phyllodocid worm

Pseudomystides
Pseudomystides limbata (Saint-Joseph, 1888)
- A phyllodocid worm

Pterocirrus
Pterocirrus macroceros (Grube, 1860)
- A phyllodocid worm

Phyllodocidae (Family) > Notophyllinae (Subfamily)

Nereiphylla
Nereiphylla rubiginosa (Saint-Joseph, 1888)
- A phyllodocid worm
Nereiphylla sp. ? close to or N. rubiginosa
(St. Austell Bay) - A phyllodocid worm

Notophyllum
Notophyllum foliosum (Sars, 1835) - A phyllodocid worm

Phyllodocidae (Family) > Phyllodocinae (Subfamily)

Phyllodoce
Phyllodoce lamelligera (Gmelin in Linnaeus, 1788)
- A phyllodocid worm
Phyllodoce laminosa Savigny in Lamarck, 1818
- A phyllodocid worm
Phyllodoce lineata (Claparède, 1870)
- A phyllodocid worm
Phyllodoce cf. longipes Kinberg, 1866
- A phyllodocid worm
Phyllodoce mucosa Örsted, 1843 - A phyllodocid worm
Phyllodoce mucosa or P. maculata egg cases
Phyllodoce rosea (McIntosh, 1877) - A phyllodocid worm

Phyllodocida incertae sedis (Suborder)

Nephtyidae (Nephtyid or Catworm family)

Nephtys
Nephtys caeca (Fabricius, 1780) ?
- A nephtyid worm or Catworm
Nephtys hombergii Savigny in Lamarck, 1818
- A nephtyid worm or Catworm
Nephtys species - A nephtyid worm or Catworm

Sphaerodoridae (Sphaerodorid worm family)

Geminofilum
Geminofilum sp. - A sphaerodorid worm

Sphaerodorum
Sphaerodorum sp. - A sphaerodorid worm
Both of the sphaerodorid species above are cryptic species from within a species complex, they have yet to be determined through sequencing and further study.

Tomopteridae (Tomopterid worm family)

Tomopteris
Tomopteris (Johnstonella) helgolandica (Greeff, 1879)
- A tomopterid worm

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.

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.

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.