Gordionus violaceus (Baird, 1853)
Faceted Hairworm

Gordionus violaceus(Baird, 1853) - Faceted Hairworm, Subcuticular criss-crossing fibres which produce moire patterns when cuticle mou - highly magnified

Image 0033: Subcuticular criss-crossing fibres which produce moire patterns when cuticle mou - highly magnified

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Photographed On 6 Aug 2010
Mounted in Lactophenol
Equipment used Canon EOS1000D dSLR and Meiji microscope with x2.5 projection eye-piece.
Microscope Objective x100 obj (Dutch)
Photographer Malcolm Storey
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Image Reference P88951
Found as Living animal
Date 14 Jun 2010
OS grid ref SD96
Lat/Lon 54° 0' N, 2° 10' W
Location Mid-west Yorks, VC64, England
Voucher 14 Jun 2010[D]
Record summary emerging from squashed Carabid beetle on footpath
Return to Record page Gordionus violaceus on 14 Jun 2010 at SD96 in Mid-west Yorks
Return to Taxon page Gordionus violaceus