Gastrotrichs, part 2 of 3

Group: Gastrotrichs · Gastrotricha (Chaetonotus and relatives)

What you see

Recorded on 3 July 2018. This loop is the 2:21–2:46 part of a 5:08 recording; the full recording is on Commons.

Points to check against your own sample:

  • A forked tail end (adhesive toes).
  • Smooth gliding, like a ciliate, but clearly many-celled with a gut.

Other parts of the same recording: Gastrotrichs, part 1 of 3, Gastrotrichs, part 3 of 3.

Full description and look-alikes: Gastrotrichs.

Credit line

Video: Alexander Klepnev, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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