Epiphanes brachionus Ehrenberg 1837
Epiphanes brachionus; swimming specimen, dorsoventral view, optical median section. (2)
 
Epiphanes brachionus, swimming specimen, dorsoventral view. Focal plane on the buccal field. (2)
 
Epiphanes brachionus, swimming specimen, dorsoventral view. Focal plane on the brain (Br) and eyespot (Es). Also visible are some retractor muscles (arrowheads) and the gastric glands (GG). Mx: mastax; St: stomach. (2)
 
Epiphanes brachionus, head; focal plane on the buccal field. Also visible are the ducts of the RCO (arrowheads). (2)
 
Epiphanes brachionus, right lateral antenna. (2)
 
 
 
Epiphanes brachionus, foot with footglands. (2)
 
 
Epiphanes brachionus , trophi; left image: focal plane on the unci with four majoer teeth (1). Right: ??epipahryngeal?? structures anterior of the mastax (2).
 
Epiphanes brachionus , ecology: specimen with endoparasites (1)
 
Epiphanes brachionus: head; focal plane on the sensory bristles (T), muscles (M) and trophi (K). (1)
 
 
Epiphanes brachionus , a specimen infected by parasites (P). A: eyespot; MD: gastric glands; K: trophi. (1)
 
Epiphanes brachionus: posterior part of the body and foot infected by parasites.
 
Epiphanes brachionus: close-up of parasites.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Location (1), (2): Wahner Heide near Colgne, pond with Portamogeton
 
Habitat (1), (2): detritus/ periphyton
 
Date : 04.06.2010 (1); 07.07.2023 (2)
 
 
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