| Rotaria macroceros: this Rotaria-species has the longest dorsal antenna (DA, arrowhead) in the genus Rotaria. The animal sometimes sits in a mucilaginous housing made of detritus, part of which can be seen on the left side of the image. (2). |
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| Rotaria macroceros: this Rotaria species is reported to sit gregariously in nests of mud sometimes. Image courtesy of Dr. Martin Kreutz, Litzelstetten. (3) |
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| Rotaria macroceros: dorsal antenna of two specimens. Like the foot the dorsal antenna can be contracted or expanded like a telescope. Left: specimen with retracted corona (4); right: specimen from (1) |
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| Rotaria macroceros: specimen from (5) |
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| Rotaria macroceros: specimen from (6) |
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| Location (6): Mescherin, nature reserve NSG Unteres Odertal; BB, Germany; fen |
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| Habitat (6):detritus |
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| Date (6): 29.05.2025 |
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| Location: NSG Heiliges Meer; Großes Heiliges Meer (2); Simmelried near Konstanz (3) |
| Habitiat: Detritus ( 3) |
| Date: 15.04.2011 (2); 23.06.2014 (3) |
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