| Habrotrocha sp.9; whirling specimen, dorsoventral view. |
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| Habrotrocha sp.9; creeping spercimen, dorsoventral view. The rump terminates in the "crinoline type" (arrowheads) like for example Macrotrachela plicata plicata or Adineta steineri |
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| Habrotrocha sp.9; frontal view, whirling, focus plane on the rostrum and trochal discs. Right image shows a membrane in the sulcus betwen the pedicels. |
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| Habrotrocha sp.9; left: dorsal view of whirling specimen, focus plane on the sulcus with ligula (arrow . On the trochal discs papillae are visible with one seta each (arrowheads). Right image: mastax of compressed specimen. Although a ciliated esophagus is visible there is no stomach lumen. |
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| Habrotrocha sp.9; granulated integument of the trunk. |
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| Habrotrocha sp.9; vitellarium with 8 nuclei- |
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| Habrotrocha sp.9; two eggs of the same slide, on which exclusively 3 specimens of this morphotype were cultivatetd (Images not to scale). |
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| Habrotrocha sp.9; ramate trophi. Left: cephalic view; dental formula (DF): 4/4. Right: caudal view; ramus length (RaL): 12µm. |
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Location (1): Hattingen-Oberstüter, NRW, Germany, forest |
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| Habitat: aerophytic algae on rotten tree trunk (click to enlarge >>>) |
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| Date: 10.01.2022 |
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