| Rotaria rotatoria: whirling specimen from (2). This morphotype is different from the R. rotatoria morphotype here, because the orientation of the rostrum while whirling is parallel to the longitudinal axis and thus the rostrum is on level with the sulcus. |
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| Rotaria rotatoria: two aspects of the anterior region, dorsal view. Left: crop of the above image. (2) |
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| Rotaria rotatoria: creeping specimen, lateral view; focus plane on the dorsal antenna. (2) |
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| Rotaria rotatoria; rostrum with divided lamella and two red eyespots (4) |
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| Rotaria rotatoria, rostrum with cilia. The cilia have probably sensory functions.(2) |
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| Rotaria rotatoria; another specimen, lateral view of foot with spurs (Sp) and 3 toes (Z) (2) |
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| Rotaria rotatoria; left: dorsal view of rump pseudosegment. Right: ventral view of foot with spurs (2) |
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| location: Gevelsberg Grünes Klassenzimmer (1); Wuppertal, compensation pond (2); Haspelmoor, Bavaria (3); Hattingen Oberstueter, pond (5) |
| habitat: periphyton (1; 2; 3; 5) |
| date: 24.01.2012 (2) 04.04.2012 (3); 19.01.2012 (4); |
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