Above :   Video still extract of an Aeolosoma egg ( or a possible cyst? )


Video views of Aeolosoma   ( "Bristle Worms" )

"The mouth is fringed with constantly moving cilia that create a vacuum cleaner effect, whisking up microscopic plants and organisms.
The worms range in size from 1-2 millimeters, but often occur in long chains of immature worms, called zooids, up to 10 millimeters.
These chains are produced by asexual budding, the means by which Aeolosoma reproduces."
-   Nikon Microscopy University website

Asexual Budding Videos

aeolosomabudding400x_6085.DIV      400x Brightfield       18 seconds   2.9 MB

aelobudding_6081.DIVX         200x brightfield    19 seconds  3 MB


Egg or Cyst?

I'm not sure if these are eggs or possible cysts with an Aeolosomas moving about inside.
( Please write me if you know.  Thanks.)

AeoloEggCyst400xbf_6865.DIVX      400x brightfield       12 seconds   2 MB
  
aeolosoma  egg_or_cyst 6191.DIVX      400x brightfield      16 seconds   2.7 MB

AeoloBristles1000x_6882.DIVX     1000x brightfield     7 seconds   1.2 MB


Thomas Ashcraft


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Canon S3 IS camera

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