Aelosoma hemprichi
Aeolosoma cf hemprichi; specimen from Arctic region (Kvitøya, Svalbard) (3)
 
Aeolosoma cf hemprichi; anterior part, dorsoventral view. In contrast to Aeolosoma variegatum the oil droplets are orange (3)
 
Aeolosoma cf hemprichi; same specimen; the head is able to change its shape. Whereas other annelid worms are using bristles for locomotion (see here for example), Focus plane on the ciliary field on the ventral side of the head which Aeolosoma uses for locomotion instead of bristles like other Annelid worms like Nais sp. or Chaetogaster sp. do. (3)
 
 
Aeolosoma cf hemprichi; the arrowheads point to some granular structures of unknown function. (3)
 
Aeolosoma cf hemprichi; bristles which are connected to muscles at their base. (3)
 
Aeolosoma cf hemprichi may propagate by fission. The arrows point to the body part where the separation will take place. (3)
 
Aeolosoma cf hemprichi; possibly egg cells, surrounded by small bubbles (??cells??): The needle-like structures are motile sperm cells. (3)
 
Aeolosoma cf hemprichi; specimen from (1)
 
Aelosoma hemprichi; head region showing the orange oil droplets in the skin. (1)
 
Aelosoma hemprichi; darkfield s(1)
 
Location: Gevelsberg, Stafansbachtal, Grünes Klassenzimmer, pond; Kvitøya, Svalbard (3)
Habitat: Detritus (1); moss with soil (3)
Date: 23.08.2004 (1); 13.11.2017 (3)
 
 
 
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