This is the gut of Aelosoma, a small freshwater worm with a fascinating mode of reproduction. It commonly reproduces through a process of cloning and segmentation, where posterior body segments develop into new individuals and eventually detach. Multiple connected individuals can be 10mm long!

This is the gut of Aelosoma, a small freshwater worm with a fascinating mode of reproduction. It commonly reproduces through a process of cloning and segmentation, where posterior body segments develop into new individuals and eventually detach. Multiple connected individuals can be 10mm long!