Sometimes rotifers are infested by parasites; Bertamia aspeospora is a very common endoprasite. Here in Synchaeta pectinata. |
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Brachionus quadridentatus |
![](../../../Synchaetidae/im/Synchaeta-Parasiten341.jpg) |
Another Synchaeta pectinata. |
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Synchaeta pectinata: another specimen from (2) |
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Synchaeta pectinata: compressed specimen |
![](../../../Synchaetidae/im/Synchaeta-Parasit22x1.jpg) |
Synchaeta pectinata:crop of the above image |
![](../../../Synchaetidae/im/Synchaeta-Parasit38.jpg) |
Synchaeta pectinata: sometimes the trophi are protruded. |
![](../../../Synchaetidae/im/Synchaeta-Parasiten331x.jpg) |
Synchaeta pectinata: Bertramia parasites |
![](../../../Synchaetidae/im/Synchaeta.Bertramia0088c.jpg) |
Synchaeta pectinata: Bertramia parasites |
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Synchaeta pectinata: another specimen with parasites. |
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Synchaeta pectinata: Bertramia parasites |
Fundort: Gevelsberg, Grünes Klassenzimmmer, pond (1,2) |
Habitat: Plankton |
Datum: 14.3.05 (1); 14.4.2007 (2) |
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