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
Lanice conchilega (Pallas, 1766) - Sand mason or Shell-binder (Marine Worms)
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Sand mason or Shell-binder
Lanice conchilega
- worm 1

Sand mason or Shell-binder
Lanice conchilega
- worm 2

Sand mason or Shell-binder
Lanice conchilega
- tentacles and gills 1

Sand mason or Shell-binder
Lanice conchilega
- colony 1

Sand mason or Shell-binder
Lanice conchilega
- colony 2

Specimen above found at Gillian Harbour, St. Anthony-in-Meneage, near Helford, Cornwall. 07.03.15 and 10.03.15.

Sand mason or Shell-binder
Lanice conchilega
- worm 3

Sand mason or Shell-binder
Lanice conchilega
- worm 4

Sand mason or Shell-binder
Lanice conchilega
- gills 1

Sand mason or Shell-binder
Lanice conchilega
- gills 2

Specimen above found at Lariggan Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall. 26.05.16.

Sand mason or Shell-binder
Lanice conchilega
- worm 5

Sand mason or Shell-binder
Lanice conchilega
- worm 6

Sand mason or Shell-binder
Lanice conchilega
- worm 7

Sand mason or Shell-binder
Lanice conchilega
- tube from side or rock 1

Sand mason or Shell-binder
Lanice conchilega
- tube 1

Sand mason or Shell-binder
Lanice conchilega
- tube 2

Sand mason or Shell-binder
Lanice conchilega
- tube 3

Sand mason or Shell-binder
Lanice conchilega
- tube 4

Sand mason or Shell-binder
Lanice conchilega
- tube 5

Sand mason or Shell-binder
Lanice conchilega
- tube 6

Sand mason or Shell-binder
Lanice conchilega
- tubes 1

A common species across the south west. Images of species taken at various locations, these include Downderry Beach, 17.01.06; Par Beach, St. Austell; Chyandour Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall, 25.09.11; and Mounts Bay, Penzance, Cornwall, 17.08.11.

Sand mason or Shell-binder
Lanice conchilega
- in plankton sample 1

Sand mason or Shell-binder
Lanice conchilega
- in plankton sample 2

Sand mason or Shell-binder
Lanice conchilega
- worm under microscope 1

Sand mason or Shell-binder
Lanice conchilega
- microscope / anterior 1

Sand mason or Shell-binder
Lanice conchilega
- microscope / posterior 1

Numerous specimens were found in a plankton sample taken from Newlyn Harbour, Newlyn, Cornwall, 10.05.18.

Sand mason or Shell-binder
Lanice conchilega
- in plankton sample 3

Sand mason or Shell-binder
Lanice conchilega
- in plankton sample 4

Sand mason or Shell-binder
Lanice conchilega
- in plankton sample 5

Specimen above was caught in a plankton net at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn Harbour, Newlyn, Cornwall, 04.07.17. Specimens iin plankton identified using the book 'Coastal Plankton' by Larink & Westheide.

Adult specimens are commonly found on the middle and lowershore of sandy bays but may also be found in sandy or silty bottomed rockpools, or in sandy or silty crevices between rocks.

APHOTOMARINE supports open source data recording and sharing for the benefit of wildlife, recorders, research, science and education. The project recommends the following websites and works with the following bodies and organisations.

Marine Biological Association MBA

The Marine Biological Association or MBA, based in Plymouth, is one of the world’s longest-running societies dedicated to promoting research into our oceans and the life they support. Since 1884 the MBA has been providing a unified, clear, independent voice on behalf of the marine biological community.It has a growing membership in over 40 countries.

NBN National Biodiversity Network

The National Biodiversity Network or NBN is a charity that supports open source data sharing and recording supporting conservation, science and education. "Why do recorders need open source?". Simply because it supports the core values of wildlife recording and the free use of records and data over a very wide network that includes partners like the Natural History Museum.

The taxonomy used here is based on that of the following database, which is also used by the MBA, NHM and the NBN.

World Register of Marine Species or WoRMS

The World Register of Marine Species or WoRMS.

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.