| Dissotrocha macrostyla, lateral view, corona retracted, rostrum protruded. Focus plane on the dorsal antenna and right eyespot. (6) |
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| Dissotrocha macrostyla, dorsal view, whirling. Two eyespots behind the dorsal antenna. (1) |
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| Dissotrocha macrostyla, lateral view, whirling. The integument is covered with a sticky secretion. Detritus particles are sticking to it. In the back of the trunk the trophi of a daughter individuum is faintly visible. (1) |
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| Dissotrocha macrostyla, anterior part with retracted corona, rostrum protruded. Left: focus plane on the devided rostrum lamella; right: focus plane on the sensory cilia. (6) |
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| Dissotrocha macrostyla, dorsal view, creeping motion with stretched-out dorsal antenna |
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| Dissotrocha macrostyla, lateral view. visible is one eyespot and the rostrum. (2) |
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| Dissotrocha macrostyla, two aspects of the segmented dorsal antenna |
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Dissotrocha macrostyla, focus on the integument. (2) |
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| Dissotrocha macrostyla, focus on the integument with epidermal pores. (3) |
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| Dissotrocha macrostyla, focus on the integument with epidermal pores. The integument consists of a syncytial epidermis. The "pores" are actually invaginations of the plasmalemma of the syncytium. (3) |
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| Dissotrocha macrostyla, two aspects of the ramate trophi; left: cephalic view; dental formula: 3/3. Right: caudal view; (3) |
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| Dissotrocha macrostyla, foot with spurs and 4 toes. left: specimen from (5); right: specimen from(3) |
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| Dissotrocha macrostyla var. tuberculata, pregnant female. The species of this genus are viviparous. (5) |
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| Dissotrocha macrostyla , pregnant female. specimen with membrane in the sulcus (7) |
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| Location: Simmelried near Konstanz / Bodensee (1); Sima-Moor, Kitzbühel, Tirol, Austria (2), (3, (4); (7); An der Honte, Hattingen, NRW, Germany; Mauer (5); Heilenbecker Talsperre; NRW; Germany; creek (6) |
| Habitat: sphagnum-pond (1); (2); (3); (4); (7); dry moss (5); |
| Date: 09.10.2009 (1); 26./ 27.04.2012 (2); 30.04.2012 (3) 02.08.2012 (4), (7) ; 21.06.2013 (5) |
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Location (6): Heilenbecker Talsperre; NRW, Germany; creek (billabong) |
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| Habitat (6): detritus/ psammon in lotic water (click to enlarge >>>>) |
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| Date (6): 09.07..2021 |
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