Cephalodella gracilis Ehrenberg 1832
Cephalodella gracilis; lateral view. Species with short toes (total length vs. length of toes: 5:1) and frontal eyespot. (4)
 
Cephalodella gracilis; lateral view The arrowheads mark the 4 nuclei of the vitellarium . (1)
 
Cephalodella gracilis; dorsoventral view. The insert shows the red eyespot(s) with a single common lens. (1)
 
 
 
Cephalodella gracilis; virgate trophi; trophi type B. Upper image: specimen from (5), dorsoventral view, different focus planes. Mid image: another specimen, same location; left: focus plane on the manubrium; right: focus plane on the rami.Lower image: specimen from (1), lateral view.
 
Cephalodella gracilis; specimen from (2)
 
Cephalodella gracilis; male specimen from (3)
 
 
Cephalodella gracilis; left: specimen from (1), lateral view. Right: specimen from (5), lateral view.
 
see also another morphotype: >>> Cephalodella gracilis var. lenticulata
 
 
 
 
 
Location (4): Hattingen Oberstüter; garden, bird bath
 
Habitat (4): between green algae (Haematococcus pluvialis= (click image to enlarge >>>)
 
Date (4): 17.10.2022
 
 
 
 
 
Location (5): Griendtsveen, NL, ditch
 
Location (5): detritus-sample with algae (click image to enlarge >>>)
 
Location (5): 29.04.2023
 
 
 
 
 
Location: Schwelm, Kreishaus (1); Presseler Heidegebiet (Sachsen); Wahner Heide near Cologne (3); Hattingen Oberstüter; birdbath (4)
Habitat: Concrete / aerophytic algae / Cyanobacteria (Phormidium sp.) (1); submersed Sphagnum (2) (3);
Date: 8.07.2012 (1); 16.08.2015; 01.09.2012 (3);
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