by MarineMumbles | Jul 5, 2020 | Species List, Worms
Alentia gelatinosa Worms might not be a fan favourite – but I think they are incredible! So many diverse species on the rockyshore, and this is one that tends to pop up often! With its furry looking sides, and scaled appearance (well it is a type...
by MarineMumbles | Jul 5, 2020 | Other Species that move, Species List, Worms
Honeycomb worm – Sabellaria alveolata If you ever find somehting that looks like a rock made out of honeycomb on the rockyshore – you have found something particulariy special and should take great care not to step on or damage it! This is the...
by MarineMumbles | Jul 5, 2020 | Species List, Worms
Lugworm – Arenicola marina Lugworm, the favourite bait of fisherman! When the tide goes out and you see the sand covered in lumps made of little winding tubes, well these worms are what make them. They live in the sand and form a U shaped burrow, where...
by MarineMumbles | Jul 5, 2020 | Species List, Worms
Green Leaf Worm – Eulalia viridis For many years I saw green, alien like blobs on my local beach.. and I had no idea what they were from! In fact even the lecturers at uni who I asked didn’t know… so I decided to use this very site to help my quest...
by MarineMumbles | Jul 5, 2020 | Shells Attached to Surfaces, Species List, Worms
Spirobis spirobis This little worm forms a calcium carbonate, stone, stube to protect itself in. Other species such as Spirobranchus lamarcki does this too, but they can be told apart by the fact that these worms for a spiral in almost a perfect circle. They can...
by MarineMumbles | Jun 20, 2020 | Species List, Worms
Eupolymnia nebulosa Some species have latin names that are down right confusing to say, some have latin names that sounds very bizarre, and some have latin names that just sound so cool when they roll off the tongue like this species here! Eupolumnia nebulosa. A super...
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