Month: November 2015

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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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biology notes

The bootlace worm Lineus longissimus

The bootlace worm Lineus longissimus.
Adult specimen of a bootlace worm Lineus longissimus collected in Norway. This photo is available on the Wikimedia Commons.