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A swimming alciopid worm.

A swimming alciopid worm.
A swimming alciopid worm.
A swimming alciopid worm.
A swimming alciopid worm.
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Madin, Laurence P.
A swimming alciopid worm.
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02/27/2006
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Dive and Discover, Expedition 10, Antarctica.
Image of The Day caption:
Out in the open ocean, long, thin alciopid worms swim spiraling through the water or curl into a circle when at rest. They have fragile, transparent bodies, some reaching a foot long, and remarkable big red eyes (lower left) that are as complex and developed as the eyes of a fish or octopus. Alciopids live from the surface to hundreds of meters deep and are predators, probably on soft-bodied animals like small jellyfish. WHOI scientists found this specimen on a research expedition in Antarctic waters.
Photo by Larry Madin
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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