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Aeolosoma Hyalinum
''Aeolosoma'' is a genus of minute annelid worms, variously attributed either to Oligochaete, oligochaetes or Polychaete, polychaetes. Unlike most polychaetes, they reside in freshwater environments in various parts of the world. ''Aeolosoma'' usually reproduce asexually. This is done by paratomy or Fragmentation (reproduction), when the posterior segments are separated from the parent worm. It starts when the worm reaches a certain number of millimeters (depending on the species). Only one species, ''Aeolosoma singulare'', is known to reproduce sexually. ''Aeolosoma'' feed on microalgae, microorganisms and detritus. Their mouth acts like a small vacuum cleaner, which helps them suck up their food into their system. Morphology ''Aeolosoma'' are transparent worms, very thin and of the length of 1.5–2 millimetres, although some can reach up to 5 millimetres. Their bodies are transparent and segmented, usually comprising around 17 segments. Each segment, except for the first, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg
Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg (19 April 1795 – 27 June 1876) was a German Natural history, naturalist, zoologist, Botany, botanist, comparative anatomist, geologist, and microscopy, microscopist. He is considered to be one of the most famous and productive scientists of his time. Early collections The son of a judge, Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg was born in Delitzsch, near Leipzig. He first studied theology at the University of Leipzig, then medicine and natural sciences in Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin and became a friend of the famous List of explorers, explorer Alexander von Humboldt. In 1818, he completed his doctoral dissertation on fungi, ''Sylvae mycologicae Berolinenses.'' In 1820–1825, on a scientific expedition to the Middle East with his friend Wilhelm Hemprich, he collected thousands of specimens of plants and animals. He investigated parts of Egypt, the Libyan Desert, the Nile, Nile valley and the northern coasts of the Red Sea, where he made a special ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
