#polychaeta

[snototter]

A bristleworm (Polychaeta sp.) off the coast of Boca Raton, Florida, USA

by Bryant Turffs

#bristleworms #polychaetes #polychaeta #annelida #wildlife: florida #wildlife: usa #wildlife: north america

[terranlifeform]

King ragworm (Alitta virens) in the White Sea, Russia

Alexander Semenov

#Alitta virens #Nereididae #Polychaeta #detail

[rattyexplores]

14/09/23 - Syllidae sp.

14/09/23 - Annelida sp.

14/09/23 - Unidentified

14/09/23 - Annelida sp.

14/09/23 - Unidentified

14/09/23 - Annelida sp.

Marine worms collected from tidepools

14/09/23

QLD:CQC - Yeppoon, tidepools

#Syllidae #unidentified #Polychaeta #Polychaete Worms #Annelida #Segmented Worms #Errantia #bristle worms #worms #gifs

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Alitta virens by Alexander Semenov

#Alitta #virens #Nereis #polychaeta #polychaete #worm #dragon #laboratory #lab #macro #flickr #alexander semenov #photographer #nature

[protectoursharks]

hello hello, just wanted to ask, what do you think abt the osedax, bone eating worms? they're pretty cool in my opinion!! :D

Osedax or Bone-Eating Worms

Also known as zombie worms, these polychaetes do, in fact, eat bone! They don't have a mouth or stomach, but have a symbiotic relationship with a species of bacteria that breaks down the bone into something the worms can absorb. This process happens relatively quickly- a whale whale skeleton can be eaten by these tiny guys in about a decade!

And all the worms you see in that photo? They're female! The male individuals are microscopic and live inside of the female. Research has found as many as 111 males living in a single female.

#marine life #marine biology #marine ecology #marine bio #sea #seas #sea life #ocean #oceans #animals #animal #cool animals #fun facts #animal facts #weird animals #worms #bone eating worm #zombie worm #worm #polychaeta #ecology #biology #science #invertebrate #conservation #marine conservation #weird animal facts #zoology #whale #climate change

[coffeenuts]

Alitta virens by Alexander Semenov https://flic.kr/p/2ocVyhA

#IFTTT #Flickr #alitta #virens #nereis #polychaeta #polychaete #worm #dragon #laboratory #lab #macro

[heracliteanfire]

Diagram of a polychaete worm

Stefano Andrea Renier (1759-1830) Osservazioni postume di zoologia Adriatica

#polychaeta #polychaete worm #Adriatic #C19th #diagram #zoology #Stefano Andrea Renier #NHM

[thegodhand7]

#BioMar #marine zoology #spirograph #fauling #portual fauna #polychaeta #Sabella spallanzani #Bryozoa #Ascidiacea #Nemertea #Annellida

[krungu5]

This is Aphrodita aculeata, also known as the sea mouse! It is a species of bristle worm that possesses brilliantly bright hair-like structures known as setae. Unlike mammalian hairs (which are made of keratin), setae are composed of chitin. These setae are actually hollow tubes composed of hexagonal cylinders; the structure of the setae allows for their spines to reflect visible light with a reflectivity of 100% to the human eye. This is why it appears so vividly kaleidoscopic. The scales covering its back are its elytra which are not actually morphologically equivalent or even related to the elytra possessed by beetles.

They typically grow between 10-20 centimetres long, and their main diet consists of other annelid worms and crabs. They were noted by researchers to devour prey up to three times its size head first: Gunnar Thorson was quoted as saying that it was similar "to a hedgehog swallowing a snake". They were also noted to only feed when their head was underneath the sand (its preferred state of being), and it would only eat at night.

Unlike many other bristle worms, the sea mouse moves itself forward in a "fast stepping pattern" instead of a more undulating motion.

Its setae have a potential use in the manufacturing of nanowires due to the same properties that produces their iridescence.

Edibility: 6/10 - Not toxic, but covered in slime and dirt.

#Animalia #Annelida #Polychaeta #Phyllodocida #Aphroditidae #Aphrodita #Animals #Nature #Ocean #Sea #Wildlife #Worm

[pocketpond]

Tomopteris sp. by Alexander Semenov

#tomopteris #polychaeta #worm #plankton #planktonic #Aquatilis #Aquatilis Expedition #blackwater #Maldives #night #underwatermacro #macro #under water #flickr #marine life

[larval]

Polychaete epitoke with egg mass

http://cifonauta.cebimar.usp.br/media/9119/

#marine creatures #marine life #marine animals #annelida #eggs #polychaeta #polychaete #invertebrates #marine invertebrates #marine biology #animals #biodiversity #annelids

[websitevisitor]

her name is Jenny…

#polychaeta #bristle worms #bobbit worm

[kaelula-sungwis]

Alitta virens by Alexander Semenov

#Alitta #virens #Nereis #polychaeta #polychaete #worm #dragon #laboratory #lab #macro #flickr

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Alitta virens flying X1DII by Alexander Semenov

#Nereis #virens #Alitta #polychaeta #polychaete #worm #seaworm #king #ragworm #subal #hasselblad #x1dII #underwaterphoto #white sea #under water #flickr #alexander semenov #photographer

[oceanok]

Nov 4th, 2022

As an example of how different my job projects are, here are pictures from something I had never did before: samples of encrusting fauna! They basically left a tile board on a rocky shore for a set time and then removed it for analysis. Hey, I'm used to identify polychaetas but now I'd have to identify barnacles!

But, as it's always a surprise, in this type of sample I was able to re-encounter with my old acquaintances, Syllidae and Boccardia, who I haven't seen since my college internship! (they are both polychaetas, but look at them, look how cute they are 🥺)

#Polychaeta is a marine class of worms! #studyblr #mine #problematicprocrastinator #starrystvdy #studyvan #areistotle #heysaher #Worm #Worms #Oceanography #funfact