Macrotrachela aculeata; creeping, ventral view (1). ventral integument with transversal folds |
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Macrotrachela aculeata; creeping (1) |
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Macrotrachela aculeata; focus plane on the dorsal integument of the trunk (1) |
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Macrotrachela aculeata; left image: posterior part with foldings on the rump integument, granulatetd foot with spurs and 3 toes (1). Right image dorsal side of the foot with charactristic bump on 1st segment (arrowhead) (1). |
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Macrotrachela aculeata; another specimen from another sample (Hattingen Oberstüter, moss on roof, 29.06.2013) (2) |
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Differential diagnosis: M. aculeata maybe confused with M. papillosa. M. aculeata has a granulated foot with a bump onthe foot which M. papillosa lacks . |
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Location: Germany, Bonn, mouth of Sieg to Rhine, tree moss on aspen (Populus sp.)(1) |
Habitat: moss on tree |
Date: 28.06.2013 |
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