Cephalodella paxi Wulfert 1959
Cephalodella paxi; an eyeless species; lateral view. The relation: total length / length of toes is 3.5 in this specimen. Toes are S-shaped, the tips are bent ventrally. This species seems to feed on diatoms. (1)
 
Cephalodella paxi; specimen from (2)
 
Cephalodella paxi; trophi with trophus type B. (1)
 
Cephalodella paxi; dorsoventral view (more or less); toes crossed (3)
 
Cephalodella paxi; also this specimen from (3) has eaten diatoms.
 
 
 
 
Location (1): Passo di Lavazè (1800m), Trentino, Italia, lake
Habitat (1): periphyton with many diatoms; together with Otostephanos donneri and Philodina megalotrocha.
Date (1): 01.10.2013
 
 
Location (2): Wupper near Müngstener Brücke;
 
Habitat (2): epibiontic on the red alga Torularia atra in lotic water
 
Date(2) : 14.10.2022 (2)
 
 
 
Location (3); : Henrichsteich, Hattingen, NRW, Germany, pond
 
Habitat (3); : plankton-sample with algae and detritus (click image to enlarge >>>)
 
Date : 16.12.2024 (3)
 
 
 
 
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