| Aspidiophorus silvaticus, dorsoventral view. Around the mouth there is one pair of stiff setolae on each side (arrows); at the sides of the head there are another 2 pairs each (arrowheads). At the posterior part of the trunk another pair of setolae (yellow arrows). The adhesive tubules at the posterior end of the toes are unusually long (1) |
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| Aspidiophorus silvaticus, dorsoventral view. In contrast to the drawings in SCHWANK 1990 the posterior setola are inserted at the base of the toes (arrows) (1) |
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| Aspidiophorus silvaticus, head with everted mouth tube (arrow). (1) |
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| Aspidiophorus silvaticus, lateral view. SCHWANK 1990 reports A. silvaticus to be found only in Poland and Hungary at that time. Maybe this is the first discovery in Germany. |
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| Aspidiophorus silvaticus, dorsal view. Focal plane on the scales of the head. |
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| Aspidiophorus silvaticus, focal plane on the ventral cilia. A strange behavior could be observed at several specimens: from time to time A. silvaticus contracts in the middle of the body giving the impression of having two eggs. (1) |
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| Aspidiophorus silvaticus, another specimen; lateral view; from (2) |
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| Aspidiophorus silvaticus, two aspects (dorsoventrall view) of specimen from (2) |
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| Aspidiophorus silvaticus, another specimen; ventral view; from (2) |
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Location (1): Hattingen Oberstueter, NRW, Germany, forest (2,3); |
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| Habitat (1): tree moss (2,3); (click image to enlarge >>>) |
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| Date: 31.08.2014 |
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| Location: Forest, Hattingen Oberstüter, Germany |
| Habitat: moss on tree |
| Datum: 31.08.2014 |
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