Nematode
From peaty moorland bog
Nematode worm (unidentified), carnivorous type apparently hunting protists in a peaty moorland bog pool in winter. Nematode worms are extremely numerous and occupy most habitats as free living carnivores and parasites of plants and animals.
Photograph detail
Slide 1: Nematode (unidentified), Aquatic worm swimming through filamentous alga and diatoms. Appears to have injested two Paramecium type protists. Photographed at x400, phase contrast illumination. Collected from a peaty moorland pool. Redmire Moor. February.
Slide 2: Nematode (unidentified), Aquatic worm swimming through filamentous alga and diatoms. Appears to have injested two Paramecium type protists. Photographed at x400, phase contrast illumination. Collected from a peaty moorland pool. Redmire Moor. February.
Slide 3: Nematode (unidentified), Aquatic worm swimming through filamentous alga and diatoms. Appears to have injested two Paramecium type protists. Photographed at x400, brightfield illumination. Collected from a peaty moorland pool. Redmire Moor. February.
Slide 4: Habitat on Redmire Moor, showing peaty pool. February.