Cephalodella megalocephala Glascott 1893
Cephalodella megalocephala, a species which is characterized by several thick frontal cirri. Specimen from (4)
 
Cephalodella megalocephala, lateral view; an eyeless species with short toes (total length : toe length > 5:1). This species is able to swallow diatoms, which are visible in the stomach of this specimen.(3)
 
Cephalodella megalocephala, lateral view; an eyeless species with short toes (total length : toe length > 5:1). (2)
 
Cephalodella megalocephala, the arrows in the two images point to the cirri in the apical field which are characteristic for this species. (2)
 
Cephalodella megalocephala, virgate trophi; trophi type: E (stack of 5 images). (2)
 
Cephalodella megalocephala, virgate trophi; trophi type: E. Left: focus plane on incus (dorsoventral view); right: focus plane on the manubrium, lateral view (3)
 
Cephalodella megalocephala, left: specimen from (1); right: specimen from (5)
 
Images of specimens from sample (2) courtesy of Dr. Martin Kreutz, realmicrolife.
 
 
 
 
Location (4): Wupper near Müngstener Brücke;
 
Habitat (4): epibiontic on the red alga Torularia atra in lotic water
 
Date : 11.10.2022 (4);
 
 
 
 
Location (5): nature reserve NSG Unteres Odertal; BB, Germany; Mummertgraben
 
Habitat (5):plankton / "aufwuchs" on artificially exposed microslides
 
Date (5): 15.05.2023
 
 
 
Location: Gevelsberg, Grünes Klassenzimmer; pond (1); Mühlbach, Böhringen, BW. Germany, creek (2); Melon, Brittany, France (3),
Habitat: Detritus in a plankton sample (1); between alge (2)
Date: 19.6.2009 (1); 07/2021 (2); 28.08.2021 (3)
 
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