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Vera Hunnekuhl,
Erpobdella octoculata (fresh water leech) (25X)- Affiliation
- Department of Zoology
University of Osnabrück - Location
- Osnabrück, Germany
- Technique
- Confocal
Hunnekuhl captured this image while working on her bachelor's project at the Department of Zoology / University of Osnabrück. It shows the ventral nerve cord and the body wall muscles of a fresh water leech in very high resolution. In the upper left corner oblique muscle strands are visible, a special feature of Leeches. Hunnekuhl chose this image because it is not only beautiful, but also conveys a large amount of information.
The image was created using confocal laser scanning microscopy.
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