Clam Worm Under the Microscope

Clam worms (Alitta Succinea) are a species of marine annelid, also known as sandworms. Clam worms can be found in the Northwest Atlantic region, the Gulf of Maine and South Africa. A clam worm can grow up to 6 inches in length, but usually they are a bit smaller. An interesting feature of the clam worm is the fact that they have four eyes.

Photo: Hans Hillewaert (Belgian North Sea)

Clam worm prepared slide, captured at 40x magnification.

Clam worm captured under the microscope at 100x.

Clam worm captured under microscope at 400x magnification.