Gallery - Worms and stuff
Sea Mat (Membranipora membranacea)
Sea Mat is an Bryozoan or Sea Moss, often found on Kelp washed up on the Strandline.
Sandmason Tubes (Lanice conchilega)
Large numbers of these tubes can be washed up on the beach after a storm or strong waves, more likely to find these on sandy beaches.
Keelworms (Spirobranchus spp.)
Keelworms tubes are white which are found on the strandline on shells and fishing litter.
Sea Mouse (Aphrodita aculeata)
This is a species of Scale Worm which lives beneath sandy seabeds and may get occasionally be washed out by strong waves.
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