Cephalodella praelonga Myers, 1934
Cephalodella cf praelonga, an eyeless morphotype with very elongate body; medium (??short??) toes (total length vs toe length = 5.1). (1)
 
Cephalodella cf praelonga, focal plane on the corona. (1)
 
Cephalodella cf praelonga, toes with "claws" (arrowhead) that are similiar to the claws of Lecane-species like L. quadridentata or L. cornuta. This is a trait that is not described for any Cephalodella-species to my knowledge. (1)
 
Cephalodella megalocephala, virgate trophi; trophi type: A; dorsoventral views. Left: focus plane on incus; rami with alulae; right: focus plane on the manubria. (1)
 
C. praelonga has similarities with C acrobeles (according to Myers (1934)), but for both species no drawings of the trophi ("type A") are available. The same is true for C. asarcia, which has a different corona (according to Myers (1934)).
 
 
 
Location (1): Stang Alar Brittany, France
 
Habitat (1): lotic water with algae and plants
 
Date: 16.08.2024 (1)
 
 
 
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