Brachionus quadridentatus Hermann 1783
Brachionus quadridentatus: dorsal view; focus plane on the dorsal spines of the anterior part of the lorica.
 
Brachionus quadridentatus: dorsoventral view; focal plane on the anterior ventral margin of the lorica.
 
Brachionus quadridentatus: trophi.
 
Brachionus quadridentatus: dorsoventral view; the length of the anterior spines may vary.
 
Brachionus quadridentatus: specimen with amictic eggs and peritrich ciliated epibionts .
 
Brachionus quadridentatus: sometimes this species is infested by parasites, here: Bertramia asperospora (Plistophora asperospora)
 
Location: Gevelsberg, Grünes Klassenzimmer (pond)
Habitat: plankton
Date: 18.3.2006
freshwater life
procaryota
algae
plants
protists
"worms"
molluscs
arthropods
marine life
mediterranean
tropical
misc
impresssum
plingfactory