Aeolosomatidae

Worms 1-5 mm long. Prostomium twice as wide as the succeeding segments. Hair chaetae straight, 3-5 long and 3-5 short ones in each bundle.

[taxonomy:family=Aeolosomatidae] Freshwater polychaete worm from the family Aeolosomatidae. The red dots are said to be oil droplets or "glands" that are characteristic of this family. In this video, a worm is squeezing into the hollow center of a piece of dead grass. The head (not visible) is already inside. Date: 18 Apr 2013 Location: Water at margin of various ponds and ditches in Kent Ridge Park, Singapore. Microscope: Bright-field with closed condenser aperture. Camera: Nikon D7000 Collector: Brandon Seah aeolosomatid polychaete DSC 6972

Description: English: Aeolosoma Worm (Aeolosoma hemprichi). Date: 26 October 2021. Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/165891952. Author: Nathan Jones. Camera location37° 56′ 47.49″ N, 75° 30′ 02.68″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 37.946524; -75.500744. : This media file is part of an observation on iNaturalist:inaturalist.org/observations/99506647This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing. : This image was originally posted to iNaturalist by blastcat at https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/165891952. It was reviewed on 17 May 2022 by INaturalistReviewBot and found to be published under the terms of the Cc-by-4.0 license. Reason: sha1.

Description: English: Darkfield microscope capture of aeolosoma at 100x magnification; shows motor function and internal structure. Date: 20 May 2020. Source: I took this video with my phone through my microscope. Author: Ikjbagl.

Lateral. Specimen ID: 11246779. Field no.: FBGC-DC-LUC. Taxon rep.: Aeolosoma. Image quality: 1. Aspect ratio: 1.