Lepidodasys. Coloured Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM) of the mouth of the microscopic, sand-dwell- ing worm Lepidodasys, a type of gastrotrich. The genus Lepidodasys forms part of the extraordinari- ly diverse 'meiofauna' - a community of primitive, microscopic animals that live in marine sands and graze on dead algae, bacteria and protozoa. The tube-like appendages on the right are adhesive glands. These enable the worm to bind tightly to a grain of sand. The scale-covered body surface pro- tects against bashing in a turbulent environment. A single handful of wet sand is estimated to con- tain up to 10,000 diverse animals like Lepidodasys worms. Magnification: x750 at 5x7cm size. x1160 at 4x5'

Photo website with Rights Managed and Royalty Free stock photos, images, illustrations and footage available for download immediately for commercial and editorial uses. Aflo is a leading independent supplier and producer of stock pictures and visual content. Search and find high quality images and video for design, print, web-use and publishing. Buy photos from our extensive collection of model released and property released sports images. Search some of the most beautiful travel and landscape pictures from our own photographers and license from our large collection of content, modern and archive, focusing on Japan. We provide free research. Register for personal account management and for full use of our Stock Photography website and start to download images now.