Adineta vaga-08; 2 images of the anterior part of two different specimens. Left: focal plane on the ciliary field and the rakes with 4 U-hooks each. Right: focal plane on the rostral lamella. Also visible is the buccal field and the buccal tube / mastax. The buccal tube length is about 2.2x size of mastax (ramus length). Images not to scale (1)
Adineta vaga-08; anterior part of a specimens semi-macerated by SDS.
Adineta vaga-08; U-hooks/ rakes of the above specimen (crop of the above image)
Adineta vaga-08; foot with spurs while creeping, different focal planes.
Adineta vaga-08: 2 images of the ramate trophi . Left: cerebral view; right: caudal view; ramus length (RaL): 15µm
Adineta vaga-08: 2 still images from a video of the same specimen creeping over a layer of bacteria which is marked by the white frame. The time interval between the two images is 4 ≈seconds. By comparison of the two areas (see image below) it becomes evident that -if any- only very few bacteria have been engulfed by the rotifer.
before
after (slightly different focal planes)
Sample courtesy of Dr. Chris Wilson, University of Oxford
