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  • Xenoturbella, marine worm related to humans
  • Medicinal leech Hirudo verbena
  • Head of a mealworm, SEM
  • Xenoturbella, marine worm related to humans
  • Xenoturbella, marine worm related to humans
  • Xenoturbella, marine worm related to humans
  • Xenoturbella, marine worm related to humans
  • Xenoturbella, marine worm related to humans
  • Head of a mealworm, SEM
  • Xenoturbella, marine worm related to humans
  • Xenoturbella, marine worm related to humans
  • Trichuris muris is a parasitic nematode affecting mice. Following ingestion, T. muris eggs hatch in the large intestine where they develop into adults. The anterior end of the worm burrows into the lining of the gut, leaving the posterior end protruding into the lumen of the gut. The worms mate in this orientation, and the resulting eggs are released in to the gut lumen and shed faecally.
  • Xenoturbella, marine worm related to humans
  • Xenoturbella, marine worm related to humans
  • Xenoturbella, marine worm related to humans
  • Xenoturbella, marine worm related to humans
  • Ragworms are segmented worms with long, flattened bodies, consisting of many segments. Each segment has a pair of parapods, or swimming legs. At the head end (shown in ths image) they have a toothed proboscis, four eyes, and two pairs of antennae. Ragworms are found predominantly in muddy shorelines and often used as fishing bait. They can live up to 3 years. Some species are considered an active predator, sifting through the mud and sand for small ocean creatures, others exist as scavengers.
  • Xenoturbella, marine worm related to humans
  • Cocoon from medicinal leech Hirudo verbena
  • Xenoturbella, marine worm related to humans
  • Xenoturbella, marine worm related to humans
  • Ragworms are segmented worms with long, flattened bodies, consisting of many segments. Each segment has a pair of parapods, or swimming legs. These parapods are covered with bristles called chaete and are used for crawling and swimming, these structures are clearly shown in this image. Ragworms are found predominantly in muddy shorelines and often used as fishing bait. They can live up to 3 years. Some species are considered an active predator, sifting through the mud and sand for small ocean creatures, others exist as scavengers.
  • Xenoturbella, marine worm related to humans
  • Xenoturbella, marine worm related to humans
  • Ragworms are segmented worms with long, flattened bodies, consisting of many segments. Each segment has a pair of parapods, or swimming legs. At the head end (shown in ths image) they have a toothed proboscis, four eyes, and two pairs of antennae. Ragworms are found predominantly in muddy shorelines and often used as fishing bait. They can live up to 3 years. Some species are considered an active predator, sifting through the mud and sand for small ocean creatures, others exist as scavengers.
  • Schistosoma mansoni flatworm, male with female
  • Xenoturbella, marine worm related to humans
  • Xenoturbella, marine worm related to humans
  • Moutparts from medicinal leech Hirudo verbena
  • Tower mutant colony of baker's yeast