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
Asclerocheilus intermedius (Saint-Joseph, 1894) - A scalibregmatid or Maggot worm (Marine worms).
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Scalibregmatid worm
Asclerocheilus intermedius
- worm 1

Scalibregmatid worm
Asclerocheilus intermedius
- worm 2

Scalibregmatid worm
Asclerocheilus intermedius
- anterior of worm 1

Scalibregmatid worm
Asclerocheilus intermedius
- anterior of worm 2

Scalibregmatid worm
Asclerocheilus intermedius
- anterior of worm 3

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Scalibregmatid worm
Asclerocheilus intermedius
- worm 3

Scalibregmatid worm
Asclerocheilus intermedius
- worm 4

Scalibregmatid worm
Asclerocheilus intermedius
- worm 5

Scalibregmatid worm
Asclerocheilus intermedius
- anterior of worm 4

Scalibregmatid worm
Asclerocheilus intermedius
- anterior of worm 5

Scalibregmatid worm
Asclerocheilus intermedius
- posterior of worm 1

Scalibregmatid worm
Asclerocheilus intermedius
- chaetae on side of head 1

Scalibregmatid worm
Asclerocheilus intermedius
- anterior under microscope 1

Scalibregmatid worm
Asclerocheilus intermedius
- mid-body chaetae 1

Scalibregmatid worm
Asclerocheilus intermedius
- mid-body chaetae 2

Three specimes were found in sediment washed from crevices on looking for small gastropods, sampled on a mean low water spring, MLWS, at Albert Pier reef, Penzance, Cornwall, 25.05.20. Two of the specimens found were photographed and can be seen in the above images.

Typically this species can be found in low numbers in crevices or in kelp holdfasts. Quite frequent on the south coast of England, along the Welsh coastline and coastline of Northern Ireland.

Species kindly verified by Dr. Andrew Mackie.

Asclerocheilus intermedius scalibregmatidae scalibregmatid 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.