Close-up of female stolen – one of the worm's independent reproductive units (IMAGE)

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Close-up of female stolen – one of the worm's independent reproductive units

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Close-up of female stolen – one of the independent reproductive units – from the worm Ramisyllis kingghidorahi. It has aleady sprouted eyes and is swimming free to find a stolon of the opposite sex with which to reproduce. Total length of the stolon: approx. 1.5 millimetres.

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Maria Teresa Aguado and Guillermo Ponz-Segrelles; Organisms Diversity & Evolution, DOI: 10.1007/s13127-021-00538-4; licensed under CC BY 4.0

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