Prosorhochmus claparedii Keferstein, 1862, (a smiling worm)

27 Jan 2012 at OSGR: SY77 in Dorset, England

Record Summary	on mud under rock, and on underside of rock, at edge of tidal pool
Found as	Worm
Date	27 January 2012
OS grid ref	OSGR: SY77
Lat/Lon	50° 30’ N, 2° 20’ W
Vice County	Dorset, VC no: 9
Country	England

Notes:

Bright orange Nemertean under rock at side of tidal pool with Lineus ruber.

Crawling length: 21mm.

The following literature was used to identify this find:

Hayward, P.J. & Ryland, J.S. (eds), 1996. Handbook of the Marine Fauna of North-West Europe, reprint with minor corrections, 800pp, Oxford University Press

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Prosorhochmus claparedii Keferstein, 1862, (a smiling worm)

27 Jan 2012 at OSGR: SY77 in Dorset, England

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