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Specimen
018
Often referred to as roundworms, nematodes are not closely related to true worms - nematodes have smooth, unsegmented bodies. These nematodes are plant parasites and are not the same roundworms as the filarial nematodes that live as harmful parasites in the the human body. These nematodes feed on the outer surfaces of plants or burrow into the plant tissue. Recorded in real-time on a SWIFT SW350T Trinocular Compound Microscope, using bright-field microscopy as well as dark field filters. From water samples collected at Kingfisher Pond in Northstowe, Cambridgeshire. |