Olavius algarvensis (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology

Olavius algarvensis

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The gutless marine worm Olavius algarvensis under the microscope. It is about two centimeters long and only 0.5 milimeters wide, and lives in between the sand grains (shown on photo) next to seagrass beds in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Rebekka Jahnke / Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology

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