Please ID

[simonbos]

I found this animal while looking at the microlife in my tank. I have included a movie of it as well. The pictures were taken at 100X magnification.

Thanks,
Simon

Movie
http://www.slbos.com/images/Microscope/images/img_040309/worm2.mpg

 

[LeslieH]

Nice! Most people never look close enough to see all the tiny critters. That's a polychaete worm in the family Nerillidae. They're all micro in size and won't get any bigger. They're grazers & predators on similar- or smaller-sized animals.

 

[simonbos]

Thanks Leslie. I try and find at least one new micro-organism each day.

 

[pagojoe]

Leslie Rulezzz

 

[simonbos]

Here are another couple of worms(?)

http://www.slbos.com/images/Microscope/images/img_040509/worm4.mpg

http://www.slbos.com/images/Microscope/images/img_040509/worm5.mpg

There are some images/mocies of protozoa in the same directory as well.

 

[simonbos]

And one more

http://www.slbos.com/images/Microscope/images/img_040509/worm6.mpg

 

[LeslieH]

I think the animals in the first 2 videos are nematodes and the smooth one is definitely a nematode. Very few people study these and those that do are usually so overwhelmed by requests for help it's nearly impossible to get names from them.

(Thanks Don but you know you're the Shell King!)

 

[perenes]

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