A PHOTO FAUNA OF THE
DEVON AND CORNWALL PENINSULA

Worms and Leeches (Annelida)

Terrestrial Worms

Common Earth Worm (Lumbricus terrestris)
Blunts Lane Allotments, Estover, Plymouth, Devon. 05.04.06 (Private Location)

Marine Worms

Bootlace Worm (Lineus longissimus) ?     head
Lowershore, under rock. Blackstone Rocks. Wembury, nr. Plymouth, Devon.
28.03.06 (Public Location)

Bristle Worm (Lepidonotus squamatus) ?
Lowershore. South of Mount Batten Breakwater, Plymouth, Devon. 18.10.05 (Public Location)

Bristle Worm with tube (Polymnia sp.) ?
Low to middle shore attached to underside of stone.
Devil's Point, Plymouth, Devon. 21.09.05 (Public Location)

Bristle Worm / Sand Mason (Lanice conchilega) ? - tube
In hollow under rock, lowershore. Downderry Beach, Cornwall. 17.01.06 (Public Location)

Green-leaf worm (Eulalia viridis) ?
Middleshore, under a stone. Batten Bay, Mount Batten, Plymouth, Devon. 13.01.06

Lugworm (Arenicola marina)     cast
Plym Estuary, Plymouth, Devon. (Public Location)

Ragworm, King (Nereis virens) ?
Mutton Cove, Plymouth, Devon. 08.09.05 (Public Location)

Ragworm, White (Nereis diversicolor)
Lowershore. Batten Bay, Mount Batten, Plymouth, Devon. 01.02.06 (Public Location)

Tubeworm, Keeled (Pomatoceros triqueter)     close-up
Spring low water mark. Devil's Point, Plymouth, Devon. 18.09.05 (Public Location)

Tubeworm (Janua pagenstecheri) ?
Lowershore. Batten Bay, Mount Batten, Plymouth, Devon. 18.03.06 (Public Location)

Tubeworm (Spirorbis borealis)     close-up
Low to middle shore. Devil's Point, Plymouth, Devon. 21.09.05 (Public Location)

Tubeworm (Spirorbis tridentatus) ?
Lowershore. Batten Bay, Mount Batten, Plymouth, Devon. 18.03.06 (Public Location)

Marine Worms to identify -

Ragworm family ?     underside
Under stone. Lowershore. Batten Bay, Mount Batten, Plymouth, Devon. 01.03.06

Lugworm (Arenicoloides) ?
Middleshore, in rock crevice, under a stone.
Batten Bay, Mount Batten, Plymouth, Devon. 13.01.05

Rock borer - 1 ?
Lowershore. Eastern Kings, Firestone Bay, Plymouth, Devon. 28.02.06 (Public Location)

Rock borer - 2 ?
Lowershore. Tinside, Plymouth Hoe, Plymouth, Devon. 02.03.06 (Public Location)

Worm - Wembury - 2 ?
Lowershore, under rock. Blackstone Rocks. Wembury, nr. Plymouth, Devon.
28.03.06 (Public Location)

Worm - Nephtys sp. ?     close-up
Lowershore, under stone. Marlin Low Tide Safari, Batten Bay, Mount Batten, Plymouth, Devon. 01.04.06 (Public Location)

Flatworms (Turbellaria)

Procerodes littoralis ?
Lowershore, under stone. Marlin Low Tide Safari, Batten Bay, Mount Batten, Plymouth, Devon. 01.04.06 (Public Location)

Also see Rockpooling around Plymouth