ID?

RogelioMoreno · Post by **RogelioMoreno** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 9:47 pm

I found big specimen; but I do not know the ID.

Nikon Plan Fluor 20x/0.50, DIC, Flash, Canon 50D:

Rogelio

Ecki · Post by **Ecki** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 1:02 am

Rogelio,

it looks like some Aeolosoma species.

regards
Ecki

RogelioMoreno · Post by **RogelioMoreno** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 3:40 am

Ecki,

Thank you.

I found, on the wwb, some pictures of this specimen and when I found that it sometimes has orange spot I recall to had seen it in the past.

Rogelio

Mitch640 · Post by **Mitch640** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 11:04 am

Rogelio,

I have found a few of those here, in my samples. I have never found an ID for them other than being called Bristle Worms. One example even had a "pup" in tow, a smaller version of itself, attached to it's tail and swimming along with it. Not sure if it was a juvenile or a mate.

Apparently, they are a common higher order bug found in sewage plants, and if found, are used to diagnose problems in the sludge.