| Encentrum spinosum; lateral view (4). This is an abundant species in lotic waters, feeding on diatoms. Due to compression by the coverslide this specimen had alread discharged 5 diatoms before being photographed. |
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| Encentrum spinosum; lateral view (1). Species with very short, cone-shaped toes (total length : toe length >15). The arrow points to the dorsal antenna. |
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| Encentrum spinosum; lateral view of the head region (crop of the above image) (1). |
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| Encentrum spinosum; maybe juvenile specimen, lateral view; (1) |
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Encentrum spinosum; images of the forcipate trophi. Left image: the arrowheads point to a acute spine-shaped teeth at the inner margin of each ramus (1). Right image: trpohi of the specimen below (2). |
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| Encentrum spinosum; 15 seconds before I took this image this specimen has ejected 3 diatoms. Unfortunately I was still adjusting the microscope for photographing, so the other images got totally overexposed. Specimen with amictic egg (2). |
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| Encentrum spinosum; another specimen from location (3) |
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| Encentrum spinosum; another specimen from location (5). The arrow points to the right lateral antenna. |
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| Location: Düssel near Wuppertal-Schöller, NRW; Germany (1); Felderbach Hattingen (2); Gevelsberg, NRW, Stefansbach (3); Auerhof, Felderbachtal, Hattingen, NRW, creek (4); |
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Location (2): Wetter, NRW, Germany ; Elbschebach (creek); |
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| Habitat (2): between algae (Cladophora sp.) and diatoms on stones (1). (click image to enlarge >>>). Together with Proales theodora |
| Date: 26.04.2021 |
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Location (5) : Paasbach, IG_Metallwald, Sprockhövel, NRW, Germany |
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| Habitat (5): sediment in lotic water . (click image to enlarge >>>) |
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| Date (5): 29.01.2022 |
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| Habitat (4): detritus |
Date: 01./03.04.2021 (1); 13.04.2021 (2); 06.05.2021 (3); 18.05.2021 (4) |
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