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
Odontosyllis sp.? - A syllid worm -3 (Marine worm images)
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Syllid worm
Odontosyllis sp.?
- dorsal view head 1

Syllid worm
Odontosyllis sp.?
- dorsal view head 2

Syllid worm
Odontosyllis sp.?
- ventral view anterior 1

Syllid worm
Odontosyllis sp.?
- dorsal view anterior 1

Syllid worm
Odontosyllis sp.?
- dorsal view worm 1

Specimen above found in a sample of Coral weed taken from a middleshore pool at Battery Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall. 07.04.15.

N.B. Blades of compound chaetae in Odontosyllis fulgurans are strongly bidentate. With Odontosyllis ctenostoma the blades of the chaetae are unidentate. The blades of the compound chaetae were not looked at in the specimen here at the time.

Syllidae Syllid black Polychaete 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.