Bruno C. Vellutini

Month: November 2015

biology imaging notes

Cyphonautes day

The name cyphonautes was created by Ehrenberg (1834), who first saw the tiny creature on Nov. 25, 1832 (Hyman 1959).

Cyphonautes larva of the bryozoan Membranipora membranacea. — Cyphonautes larva of the bryozoan Membranipora membranacea after being fed red micro-algae.

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The bootlace worm Lineus longissimus

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Post date 4 November 2015
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The bootlace worm Lineus longissimus. — Adult specimen of a bootlace worm Lineus longissimus collected in Norway. This photo is available on the Wikimedia Commons.

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