Beauchampia crucigera Dutrochet 1812
Beauchampia crucigera, builts a house made of detritus pills. The dorsal antenna of this species is extremely long.
 
Beauchampia crucigera; another specimen without housing.
 
Beauchampia crucigera;
 
Beauchampia crucigera; detail of the long dorsal antenna
 
 
Beauchampia crucigera; malleoramate trophi of the specimen from the image below. (3)
 
Beauchampia crucigera; maybe the prey of other rotifers like Cephalodella gibba, which has just excreted this Beauchampia-rotifer. (3)
 
 
 
 
Location (3); : Henrichsteich, Hattingen, NRW, Germany, pond
 
Habitat (3); : plankton-sample with algae and detritus (click image to enlarge >>>)
 
Date (3): 26.11.2024
 
 
 
 
 
 
Location: Gevelsberg, Stafansbachtal GrünesKlassenzimmer; Teich
Habitat: epibiontic on the stonewort Nitella mucronata
Date: 3.8.2007 / 24.5.2008
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