| Cephalodella gracilis; lateral view. Species with short toes (total length vs. length of toes: 5:1) and frontal eyespot. (4) |
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| Cephalodella gracilis; lateral view The arrowheads mark the 4 nuclei of the vitellarium . (1) |
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| Cephalodella gracilis; dorsoventral view. The insert shows the red eyespot(s) with a single common lens. (1) |
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| 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. |
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| Cephalodella gracilis; specimen from (2) |
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| Cephalodella gracilis; male specimen from (3) |
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| Cephalodella gracilis; left: specimen from (1), lateral view. Right: specimen from (5), lateral view. |
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| see also another morphotype: >>> Cephalodella gracilis var. lenticulata |
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Location (4): Hattingen Oberstüter; garden, bird bath |
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| Habitat (4): between green algae (Haematococcus pluvialis= (click image to enlarge >>>) |
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| Date (4): 17.10.2022 |
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Location (5): Griendtsveen, NL, ditch |
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| Location (5): detritus-sample with algae (click image to enlarge >>>) |
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| Location (5): 29.04.2023 |
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| 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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