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
Pseudovermilia fuscostriata ten Hove, 1975 - A serpulid worm (Marine worm images)
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Serpulid worm
Pseudovermilia fuscostriata
- on plastic flotsam / attached to a Heineken crate 1

Serpulid worm
Pseudovermilia fuscostriata
- on plastic flotsam / attached to a Heineken crate 2

Serpulid worm
Pseudovermilia fuscostriata
- on plastic flotsam / attached to a Heineken crate 3

Serpulid worm
Pseudovermilia fuscostriata
- Heineken crate 1

I'm very grateful to the finder Sabine Springer to be able to use her images of this non-native species. It's an unusual and a fantastic find having drifted all the way across the Atlantic. The species was found on the side of a Heineken crate that was washed-up on the Doorus Peninsula, Kinvara, Co. Galway, Ireland. Sadly a lot of plastic is discarded too quickly and ends up in landfill. Plastic plays an important role in transferring species across the Atlantic and it is highly import we identify these species as some of these species could pose an ecological threat as our seas warm as a result of global warming.

On seeing the image of this serpulid worm I immediately sent the image to the well known serpulid expert at Naturalis, Harry ten Hove. It was a complete but nice coincidence that Harry authored this Gulf of Mexico / Caribbean species in 1975. The species will be added to the Irish list, but of course this species could also turn up on flotsam around the UK, which is why it is here on APHOTOMARINE.

The identification of this species is a fantastic example of networking and we, myself, Decland Quigley and Sabine Springer are incredibly grateful to Harry ten Hove for his help in confirming the species.

Images on this page are strictly copyright to Sabine Springer, the finder and photographer.

Pseudovermilia fuscostriata Harry ten Hove serpulidae marine 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.